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(A) Data theft. There are no specific cybercrime provisions under Swedish law which penalizes data theft. The general prohibition against theft under Chapter 8, section 1 of the Swedish Penal Code only applies to theft of tangible property, and thus does not apply to data theft. Data theft can however be penalized as forced entry into data systems and access to data systems by unauthorized means (but not the actual theft), pursuant to Chapter 4, section 9c of the Swedish Penal Code (as described in Question 5.1 (A) above). Violations are punishable by fines or imprisonment for at most two years, or, if the crime is gross, to imprisonment for at least six months and at most six years.
(B) Data Corruption. There are no specific cybercrime provisions under Swedish law which penalizes data corruption. However, as described in section 5.1. above, a person who unlawfully alters or erases or inserts recording for automatic data processing, shall be sentenced for breach of data secrecy to fines or imprisonment for at most two years, or, if the crime is gross, to imprisonment for at least six months and at most six years.