Life Sentences For Serious Cyberattacks Proposed In Britain

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Tough new penalties for computer hackers who jeopardise national security may come into effect in Britain under measures introduced in the Queen’s Speech overnight.

The UK Government wants life sentences to be imposed on hackers that sabotage computer networks and cause deadly civil unrest through cutting off food distribution, telecommunications networks or energy supplies, under a new Serious Crime Bill.

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