Mariposa Botnet Authors Unlikely To See Jail Time 163
krebsonsecurity writes "Three Spanish men were arrested last month for allegedly building an international network of more than 12 million hacked PCs that were used for everything from identity theft to spamming. But according to Spanish authorities and security experts who helped unravel the crime ring, the accused may very well never see the inside of a jail cell even if they are ultimately found guilty, due to insufficient cyber-crime legislation in Spain. 'It is almost impossible to be sent to prison for these kinds of crimes in Spain, where prison is mainly for serious crime cases,' said Captain Cesar Lorenzana, deputy head technology crime division of the Spanish Civil Guard. ... Spain is one of nearly three dozen countries that is a signatory to the Council of Europe's cybercrime treaty, but Spanish legislators have not yet ratified the treaty by passing anti-cybercrime laws that would bring its judicial system in line with the treaty's goals."
Gotta admit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Gotta admit (Score:2, Funny)
Well there's the problem.
No one's supposed to expect the Spanish Inquisition. That's probably the best Inquisition repellent there is: the focused expectation of Inquisition. You have to drop your guard first.
Re:And prison SHOULDN'T be used for non-violent cr (Score:2, Funny)
Yea, imagine the exodus from the neighborhood when they know that a spammer moves into the street. You know, coz spammers only cause problems for their neighbors.
Oh, for the days when fighting spam meant catching the asshole who persisted on ignoring your "no junk mail" sign.
Re:There SHOULD be existing laws that cover this (Score:1, Funny)
I am not a comedian, but my friend is. I sometimes ask him questions about humour. This gives me a better understanding of how humour really works, and I say that's some of the funniest first few words you could possibly dream up in an otherwise wanting-to-be sensible post :-)