CHINA: BANK COMPUTER HACKERS SENTENCED TO DEATH

China has sentenced two computer hackers to death to deter the growth of computer crime, Cyware reported on 31 December 2018.
The sentence was imposed on the brothers Hao Jinlong and Hao Jingwen, who hacked their way into a state-owned bank and transferred money into secret accounts. One of the brothers was a bank accountant. The judge in Zhenjian, Jiangsu province, said that hacking was a new form of crime and should not be treated lightly,