Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Anti-Cyber Crimes Law, Articles 3 and 4:
Article 3: Any person who commits one of the following cyber crimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year and a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand riyals or to either punishment:
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5. Defamation and infliction of damage upon others through the use of various information technology devices.
Article 4: Any person who commits one of the following cyber-crimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding two million riyals, or to either punishment:
1. Acquisition of movable property or bonds for oneself or others or signing such bonds through fraud or use of false name or identity.
2. Illegally accessing bank or credit data, or data pertaining to ownership of securities with the intention of obtaining data, information, funds or services offered.
The Electronic Transactions Law (Royal Decree No. M/18 dated 8 Rabi’ 1428H (26 March 2007); Council of Ministers Resolution No. 80 dated 7 Rabi’ 1428H (25 March 2007) (the “Electronic Transactions Law”), Article 23, creates a number of offences relating to electronic signatures and certification service providers, including offences relating to fraud and forgery.