Even before the September 11 terrorist attacks in the US, international security industry analysts were becoming concerned that the rapid growth of hacker activity was showing signs of organized behavior. In February 2001, the UK passed the Terrorism Act 2000, which declared that manipulating computer systems to endanger lives was to be considered an act of terrorism and would be prosecuted under antiterrorism laws.
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