USA to apply RICO to HACKERS?

Coming soon to a law enforcement agency near you?

[tangor]

The Obama administration is looking to make hacking attacks against critical infrastructure systems punishable by a mandatory three years imprisonment. It also wants an Act normally applied to mobsters to be applied to online criminals too.

The proposal (8-page PDF/154KB) was among a long list for improvements to cybersecurity submitted to Congress by the executive branch of the US government last week. In addition, the Obama administration would like the Racketeering-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act – or RICO – which is normally applied against traditional organised crime, to be applied in cybercrime cases as well.

[theregister.co.uk...]

Link to pdf mentioned is: [wired.com...]

[J_RaD]

make hacking attacks against critical infrastructure systems punishable by a mandatory three years

how are they going to extradite hackers from china?

[Sgt_Kickaxe]

Forget China, who's going into the Congo to get Mr Spamalot ?

[tangor]

More inclined to look at the MANDATORY 3 YEARS part. If caught, tried, convicted, that's the LEAST which will be served...