Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Cybercrimes Act, 2020 (Act No. 19 of 2020)Chapter 2 : Cybercrimes, Malicious Communications, Sentencing and Orders to Protect Complainants from Harmful Effect of Malicious CommunicationsPart I : Cybercrimes10. Cyber extortion |
Any person who unlawfully and intentionally commits or threatens to commit any offence contemplated in section 3(1), 5(1), 6(1) or 7(1)(a) or (d), for the purpose of—
| (a) | obtaining any advantage from another person; or |
| (b) | compelling another person to perform or to abstain from performing any act, |
is guilty of the offence of cyber extortion.
