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Estonia
Computer-related fraud (§ 213 of the Penal Code)
(1) Causing of proprietary damage to another person through unlawful entry, alteration, deletion, damaging or blocking of computer programs or data or other unlawful interference with data processing operation for the purpose of proprietary benefit, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to three years’ imprisonment.
(2) The same act, if committed:
1) by a person who has previously committed theft, robbery, embezzlement, acquisition, storage or marketing of property received through commission of an offence, intentional damaging or destruction of a thing, fraud or extortion;
2) by an official;
3) on a large-scale basis; or
4) by a group; is punishable by one to five years’ imprisonment.
(3) An act provided for in subsection (1) or (2) of this section, if committed by a legal person,
is punishable by a pecuniary punishment.
(4) For criminal offence provided for in subsection (2) of this section, the court may impose extended confiscation of assets or property acquired by the criminal offence.