SB3203 Summary

• Creates new criminal offense of cyber terrorism under Illinois Criminal Code Section 17-52.6.

• Establishes cyber terrorism occurs when a person commits computer crimes (Sections 17-50 through 17-53) with intent to intimidate civilians, coerce government policy, or affect government conduct.

• Establishes cyber terrorism also occurs when a person commits a denial of service attack against government, utility, or financial institution computer networks with the same intimidation or coercion intent.

• Classifies cyber terrorism as a Class 1 felony.

• Defines "denial of service attack" as preventing authorized computer access or delaying critical operations by overloading a computer network or service.