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June 5, 2014 04:45 pm GMT
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UK Proposes Life Sentences for Serious Cybercriminals
The UK government wants to come down harder on serious cybercriminals.
In the Queen’s Speech, her address to Parliament that lays out government agenda, Queen Elizabeth II outlined the administration’s plan for a serious computer crime bill, The Telegraph reports
It would mete out life sentences for "cyberattacks which result in loss of life, serious illness or injury or serious damage to national security, or a significant risk thereof."
The Daily Mail reports the UK government now rates such attacks as a Tier One threat — second only to nuclear and chemical attacks or overseas invasion in terms of severity. Read more...
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