COIP, ataque a la integridad de sistemas informáticos
Código Orgánico Integral Penal (COIP), art. 232 (ataque a la integridad de sistemas informáticos)
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In force since 10 February 2014.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not destroy, damage, delete, deteriorate, alter, suspend, obstruct, or suppress computer data or an information system's logical components, and do not design, acquire, or distribute malicious software meant to do so.
- A heavier penalty applies where the target is infrastructure for a public service or linked to public safety.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
Three to five years' imprisonment; five to seven years where the target is public-service or public-safety-linked infrastructure (art. 232).
What this law does
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Article 232 punishes, with three to five years' imprisonment, a person who destroys, damages, deletes, deteriorates, alters, suspends, obstructs, causes malfunction or unwanted behaviour of, or suppresses computer data, e-mail messages, or an information, telematic, or telecommunications processing system or its logical components.
The same penalty reaches designing, developing, programming, acquiring, sending, introducing, executing, selling, or distributing malicious software or programs meant to cause those effects, and destroying or altering, without authorization, the technological infrastructure needed to transmit, receive, or process information. The penalty rises to five to seven years where the target is infrastructure for a public service or linked to public safety.
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Read the law
Official COIP text (Registro Oficial Suplemento 180, 10 de febrero de 2014)
reproduced by SHERLOC, the UNODC's Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime database