New computer crime laws are like a fight against the windmils.
BUDAPEST A European convention to be signed on Friday aims to unite countries in the fight against computer criminals, who have moved on from "innocent" hacking to fraud, embezzlement and life-threatening felonies. |
Interior ministers and law enforcement officials from Europe, South Africa, Canada, the United States and Japan will sign the milestone cyber-crime convention, which has taken four years to draft, in the Hungarian capital.
"Realistically, we can expect some 30 countries to sign the convention," a Council of Europe official told Reuters. "And this is a major achievement, given that many conventions are signed by 10 to 20 countries at best."
The official said many people still see computer hacking and other electronic crimes as mainly a moral issue, without realizing the associated material damage and risk to life.
"There was a recent case when someone took control of the computer system at a small U.S. airport and switched off the landing lights," the official said. "This could have killed many people."
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Source: Reuters
