Assembly Bill A9843A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the offenses of phishing in the third degree, phishing in the second degree and phishing in the first degree; and relates to the time in which a prosecution of such offenses must be commenced

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A9843 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8138
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §156.00, add §§156.41, 156.42 & 156.43, Pen L; amd §30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6514, S3172
2021-2022: A1511, S6099
2023-2024: S4633

2017-A9843 - Summary

Establishes the offenses of phishing in the third degree, phishing in the second degree and phishing in the first degree; and relates to the time in which prosecution of such offenses must be commenced.

2017-A9843 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9843
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the  offenses
   of  phishing  in  the  third degree, phishing in the second degree and
   phishing in the first degree; and to amend the criminal procedure law,
   in relation to the time in which a prosecution of such  offenses  must
   be commenced

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 156.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10.  "MALWARE"  MEANS COMPUTER SOFTWARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO CAUSE
 DAMAGE TO A DEVICE OR A NETWORK.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding  three  new  sections  156.41,
 156.42 and 156.43 to read as follows:
 § 156.41 PHISHING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF  PHISHING IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE
 SENDS AN EMAIL TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
   1. URGING THE INDIVIDUAL TO:
   A. SEND MONEY TO THE PERSON OR TO A THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNT TO  WHICH  THE
 PERSON HAS ACCESS;
   B.  DOWNLOAD  AN ATTACHMENT WHICH CONTAINS MALWARE INFECTING THE INDI-
 VIDUAL'S COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; OR
   C. CLICK ON A LINK WHICH REDIRECTS THE INDIVIDUAL TO A WEBSITE REQUIR-
 ING THE INDIVIDUAL TO INPUT HIS OR HER LOGIN CREDENTIALS, BANKING INFOR-
 MATION, OR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR WHICH CAUSES MALWARE TO AUTOMATICALLY
 BE DOWNLOADED ONTO THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE;
   2. WITH THE INTENT TO:
   A. STEAL SUCH PERSON'S LOGIN CREDENTIALS, PASSWORDS, MONEY,  FINANCIAL
 OR PERSONAL INFORMATION; OR
   B. INTRODUCE A MALWARE ATTACK ON SUCH PERSON'S COMPUTER DATA.
   PHISHING IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
 § 156.42 PHISHING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A9843A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8138
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §156.00, add §§156.41, 156.42 & 156.43, Pen L; amd §30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6514, S3172
2021-2022: A1511, S6099
2023-2024: S4633

2017-A9843A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offenses of phishing in the third degree, phishing in the second degree and phishing in the first degree; and relates to the time in which prosecution of such offenses must be commenced.

2017-A9843A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9843--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offenses
   of phishing in the third degree, phishing in  the  second  degree  and
   phishing in the first degree; and to amend the criminal procedure law,
   in  relation  to the time in which a prosecution of such offenses must
   be commenced
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 156.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. "MALWARE" MEANS COMPUTER SOFTWARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED  TO  CAUSE
 DAMAGE TO A DEVICE OR A NETWORK.
   §  2.  The  penal  law is amended by adding three new sections 156.41,
 156.42 and 156.43 to read as follows:
 § 156.41 PHISHING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF PHISHING IN THE THIRD  DEGREE  WHEN  HE  OR  SHE
 SENDS AN EMAIL TO AN INDIVIDUAL:
   1. URGING THE INDIVIDUAL TO:
   A.  SEND  MONEY TO THE PERSON OR TO A THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE
 PERSON HAS ACCESS;
   B. DOWNLOAD AN ATTACHMENT WHICH CONTAINS MALWARE INFECTING  THE  INDI-
 VIDUAL'S COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE; OR
   C. CLICK ON A LINK WHICH REDIRECTS THE INDIVIDUAL TO A WEBSITE REQUIR-
 ING THE INDIVIDUAL TO INPUT HIS OR HER LOGIN CREDENTIALS, BANKING INFOR-
 MATION, OR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR WHICH CAUSES MALWARE TO AUTOMATICALLY
 BE DOWNLOADED ONTO THE INDIVIDUAL'S COMPUTER OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE;
   2. WITH THE INTENT TO:
   A.  STEAL SUCH PERSON'S LOGIN CREDENTIALS, PASSWORDS, MONEY, FINANCIAL
 OR PERSONAL INFORMATION; OR
   B. INTRODUCE A MALWARE ATTACK ON SUCH PERSON'S COMPUTER DATA.
   PHISHING IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
 § 156.42 PHISHING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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