Hackers face two year jail terms under new EU proposals

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By John E Dunn
Techworld
28 March 2012

Individuals convicted of a wide range of hacking offences in the EU will 
face a minimum of 2 years in prison anywhere in the 27-nation bloc under 
new proposals accepted by an influential European Parliament committee.

The Civil Liberties Committee voted 50 in favour, 1 against with only 2 
abstentions to accept a harmonisation of the EU’s anti-hacking laws that 
would also crack down on those found possessing or distributing tools 
that could be used in attacks.

Tougher still, the Committee proposed imposing sentences of at least 
five years on those found guilty of disrupting services with large-scale 
attacks using botnets, DDoS or where financial loss was incurred, a 
clear warning to Anonymous-style hacktivism.

"We are dealing here with serious criminal attacks, some of which are 
even conducted by criminal organisations,” said German MEP and Committee 
rapporteur, Monika Hohlmeier.

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