Cybercrime Act of 2025
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Commencement not set.
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not access a computer system without authorization; the Act's own text does not confirm how authorization is read for a public, unauthenticated web page.
- Do not use illegally intercepted data, commit online fraud, or commit identity theft using a computer system.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
News reporting on the Act's passage describes it as criminalizing hacking, online fraud, identity theft, and harassment; the Act's own stated penalties are not available from an official source.
What this law does
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Liberia's Cybercrime Act of 2025 criminalizes unauthorized access to computer systems, digital fraud, identity theft, illegal interception, and other forms of abuse involving computer systems and electronic data. The Senate notified the House of Representatives of its concurrence in passing the Act, clearing the way for the bill to reach the President for signature.
The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications announced on August 21, 2026 that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai had signed the Act into law. Its own gazetted text, exact date of presidential assent, and statutory commencement date are not available from an official source, so its offense definitions, penalties, and the scope of authorization for a public web page are not described here.
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Read the law
AllAfrica report of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications' public confirmation of the President's signature
an official gazetted text of the Act was not found