Senate Bill S3172

2019-2020 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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2019-S3172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6514
Current Committee:
Senate 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:
2017-2018: S8138, A9843
2021-2022: S6099, A1511
2023-2024: S4633

2019-S3172 (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.

2019-S3172 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3172
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.

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

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