Obama administration seeking tougher penalties for cybercrimes like hacking

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/179897-obama-administration-wants-tougher-penalties-for-cyber-crimes

By Gautham Nagesh
The Hill
09/07/11

The Obama administration is seeking tougher sentences for people who are 
found guilty of hacking or other digital offenses, two officials said 
Wednesday.

Associate Deputy Attorney General James Baker and Secret Service Deputy 
Special Agent in Charge Pablo Martinez said the maximum sentences for 
cyber crimes have failed to keep pace with the severity of the threats.

Martinez said hackers are often members of sophisticated criminal 
networks.

"Secret Service investigations have shown that complex and sophisticated 
electronic crimes are rarely perpetrated by a lone individual," Martinez 
said.

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