Law No. 175 of 2018 on Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes
Law No. 175 of 2018 on Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes
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In force since 15 August 2018.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access, or remain present in, a restricted website, private account, or information system without authorization; if that access results in copying, altering, or republishing data, a higher penalty applies.
- Do not exceed the scope of access rights that were legally granted to you on a website, private account, or information system.
- Do not disrupt, slow, damage, or alter the design of a website, email account, or information system without authorization.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Private right of actionNo
Criminal exposure note
Imprisonment of not less than one year (rising to not less than two years where data is destroyed, altered, copied, or republished) plus a fine of EGP 50,000 to 200,000 for unauthorized access under Art. 14; imprisonment and a fine of up to EGP 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 where the target is a State or public-entity network and data is destroyed, altered, or exfiltrated.
Penalty structure
Art. 14's base band for unauthorized access to a restricted website, private account, or information system; the fine and imprisonment both rise where the access is aggravated by data destruction, alteration, copying, or republication, or where the target belongs to the State or a public legal entity (up to EGP 1,000,000-5,000,000 in the most aggravated case).
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Minimum
- 50,000
- Currency
- EGP
- Fixed cap
- 200,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Egyptian public prosecution and the National Telecom Regulatory Authority-adjacent cybercrime units, under the criminal courts
What it reaches
Obligation class
Access restriction
What this law does
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Egypt's general computer-misuse statute. Article 14 punishes intentional access to, or unintentional access and unlawful continued presence in, a restricted website, private account, or information system with imprisonment of not less than one year and a fine of EGP 50,000 to 100,000, rising to not less than two years and a fine of EGP 100,000 to 200,000 where the access results in destroying, altering, copying, or republishing data.
Article 15 separately punishes exceeding the scope of access rights legally granted on a website, account, or system. Penalties are further aggravated where the target belongs to, or is operated on behalf of, the State or a public legal entity. The Law does not define "authorization" specifically for a public, unauthenticated web page, and no Egyptian court decision construing Articles 14-15 in that context was located.
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Read the law
Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, English translation published by Andersen's Egypt office
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