Cybercrime overtakes drugs trade
Date: September 19, 2007Source: switched.com
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According to David DeWalt, CEO of computer security firm McAffe, the big problem is that laws punishing the perpetrators of such crimes are simply not keeping up with the volume of these misdeeds. "If you rob a 7-11 you'll get a much harsher punishment than if you stole millions online," DeWalt says. "The cross-border sophistication in tracking and arresting cyber-criminals is just not there." This statistic comes on the heels of a report earlier this month that Britons were the victims of 3.24 million cybercrimes in 2006, hammering home the notion that these stats are likely to get worse before they get better.
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