IT criminals get off lightly

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Computer crime is costing firms billions every year and yet perpetrators continue to make a mockery of the legal system

Aquarter of the total cost of crime affecting small and medium-sized firms in the UK stems from Internet-related offences, according to a recent British Chambers of Commerce report. This amounts to...

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