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[FYI] AU: Hackers Face Penalties
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- Subject: [FYI] AU: Hackers Face Penalties
- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@t-online.de>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:35:34 +0100
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Saturday February 12 11:39 AM ET
Hackers Face Penalties in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Computer hackers could face years in
prison for sabotaging Web sites under tough new proposals released
Saturday by the Australian government.
Hackers responsible for Web site attacks similar to those launched
this week on AOL and Yahoo could face up to 10 years behind bars if
the Model Criminal Code discussion paper becomes law.
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