In Canada, the theft of personal data from computer theft equated to normal

The Canadian government plans to erect the theft of personal data via computer on the same level as ordinary theft under the Criminal Code. Thus, the Government wants to give police the opportunity to deal with the rapidly developing online fraud and theft by malicious utilities, said Minister of Justice of Canada Rob Nicholson (Rob Nicholson). Launched his amendment in the legislation affecting data on credit cards, bank information and personal data, which subsequently can be used to mislead. In Canada already operates responsibility for the theft of personal information via computer, but Nicholson is going to toughen penalties and add responsibility for the trade in stolen data. So the police would be able to prevent the sale of information.

The theme of identity theft particularly definitely this year. The trend refusal useless malicious hackers from utilities and is aimed at creating programs kraduschih data to obtain money, in particular Trojans, now occupying leading positions in the top anti-virus companies. From the creation of fake websites to obtain the required data only in the last few months suffered a series of large banks USA and the UK.