Computer hackers who threaten national security face being treated like murderers and locked up for life, under new Government plans.
Ministers are concerned that malicious saboteurs who use the internet to spark civil unrest could get off lightly under current legislation.
Impairing a computer – the current offence – carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. But a new offence of ‘unauthorised access to a computer’ will be created – carrying a maximum life sentence .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
