So, with the recent spate of hooligans hacking everything that isn’t locked down (yes, pun intended) the inevitable has happened. Legislation is making its way through the US Congress to increase penalties for such activities that could endanger national security.
From eWeek:
Recent high-profile attacks, including attacks on the CIA, the International Monetary Fund, a public network for the United States Senate and defense contractors may be spurring the government into pushing cyber-security legislation through Congress.
If the Obama administration gets its way, the maximum prison sentence for those convicted of breaking into government computer networks or potentially endangering the country’s national security would become 20 years.
You can be damn sure that there is similar legislation winding its way through the governments of numerous other countries.
20 years? Wow. Thanks Lulzsec, thanks a lot.
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