Make cybercrime penalties hurt, says expert


PETALING JAYA: The government’s plan to amend current laws to make them more effective against cybercrime should begin with increasing the punishment for such offences, says criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy.

He said although cybercrimes are non-violent in nature, it is critical to increase their penalties due to the rampant number of such cases.

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