Regina v Gold and Schifreen: HL 21 Apr 1988
The defendants had hacked a remote computer system, by the unauthorised use of the passwords and IDs of other users of the system. The ID and password were immediately cleared by the computer once authorisation for access had been granted. They had been charged under the 1981 Act of uttering a false instrument. The prosecutor … Continue reading Regina v Gold and Schifreen: HL 21 Apr 1988