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Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:40:37 CDT

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http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/0104/04/A34151-2001Apr4.shtml

Source: AAP|Published: Wednesday April 4, 1:49 PM

Online fraudsters and computer vandals who spread viruses face up to
10 years jail under new cyber crime laws introduced in the New South
Wales parliament today.

Attorney-General Bob Debus said the NSW government would update its
Crimes Act to ensure it covered cyber offences such as hacking into
computers to destroy data.

"We should ensure that our Crime Act is able to deal with ... crimes
that are committed by the use of computers, stealing and fraud by 20th
century technology," Mr Debus told reporters.

The recent LoveBug virus caused almost $7 billion damage worldwide, he
said.

Those convicted of cyber crimes face up to 10 years in jail.

A new offence of "unauthorised impairment of electronic communication
to or from computer" will carry a maximum 10-year jail term.

"Unauthorised modification of data to cause impairment" will also
carry a 10-year jail sentence.

Existing fraud penalties will be expanded to include online fraud
offences, Mr Debus said.

In January this year, Romanian hackers penetrated federal, state and
local government websites.

Other states were likely to follow NSW's lead and legislate against
cyber crime, Mr Debus said.

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