Memo: Cecilia Malmström welcomes new EU rules to fight cyber-crime

On 4 July 2013 the European Parliament has adopted new EU legislation to fight cyber-crime, such as large-scale cyber-attacks.

The Directive on attacks against information systems builds on rules that have been in force since 2005. While retaining a number of current provisions, it introduces new offences, such as the use of tools to commit large-scale attacks, new aggravating circumstances and higher criminal sanctions that are necessary to fight more effectively large scale attacks against information systems.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/13/661: Questions and Answers: Directive on attacks against information systems http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-661_en.htm

EurActiv, 05.07.13: Sentences for cybercrime and snooping to be tougher across EU http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/sentences-cyber-crime-snooping-t-news-529110

BBC News, 04.07.13: Europe gets tougher on cybercriminals http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23187470

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