Obama to call for longer hacking prison sentences with revised Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

President Barack Obama intends to persuade Congress to increase the sentence for hackers, as well as widen the definition of what hacking means, according to Ars Technica.

Under the changes, pure hacking sentences (such as circumventing a technological barrier) would double from five to 10 years.

Obama to call for longer hacking prison sentences with revised Computer Fraud and Abuse Act