Cork judge calls for cybercrime sentences to have a general deterrent effect

A man was jailed for two years after setting up and controlling a website selling false credit cards and malware

Suleman Mazhar was investigated in Ireland by An Garda Síochána and also by the FBI in America and tracked down to his home address in Douglas and found to have €80,000 in cryptocurrencies as a result of online criminality. File picture: Larry Cummins

Cybercrime sentencing needs to have a general deterrent effect on accused people and on others, a Circuit Court Judge said on Friday as she jailed a man for two years for setting up an internet site to sell malware and credit cards.

The accused man was investigated in Ireland by An Garda Síochána and also by the FBI in America and tracked down to his home address in Douglas and found to have €80,000 in cryptocurrencies as a result of online criminality.