Bill > S00083

This bill amends the New York State Penal Law to establish a new crime called "larceny by cyber extortion," which occurs when a person intentionally uses malicious computer instructions to restrict or interfere with another person's or entity's computer access with the intent to obtain property. Specifically, the bill defines cyber extortion as actions involving malicious software (machine language instructions) designed to modify, damage, destroy, record, or transmit information within a computer system without the owner's permission. The crime can be committed through various means, including actually implementing the malicious instructions, threatening to implement them, or falsely claiming that such instructions have been implemented. This new provision expands the existing legal definitions of larceny and fraud to address emerging cybercrime techniques, giving law enforcement a specific legal tool to prosecute individuals who use technological manipulation to extort property or financial gain from victims located in New York State. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S83