Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Tougher hacking laws in UK

Both the Tories and Lib Dems have backed government measures to <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4781608.stm">increase penalties for UK computer hackers.</A> Anyone hacking a computer could be punished with 10 years' imprisonment under new laws. There will be a clearer outlawing of offenses like denial-of-service attacks in which systems are debilitated. The bill - which was being debated for the first time in the House of Commons on Monday - would also boost the penalty for using hacking tools.

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