The shape of the universe has changed, and proportion along with it. We've needed a good excuse to stop this crap and I personally don't mind giving a "grow up" lesson to our bratty, perpetual adolescent hacker population now that the destiny of the free world is on the line.
No, it hasn't. If I were to purposefully tamper with someone's auto, say deliberately disable the brakes and the owner of the automobile is killed in the ensuing crash, then that is murder. The same goes with a computer system. Let's say I use my computer to break into some company and purposefully alter the control mechanism of heavy machinery leading to someone's death, sure.
But the act of using a computer to wrongfully intrude into someone else's computer, is trespassing not murder. Wrongfully intruding and copying data, is trespassing and theft.
Sorry, but it's my opinion you are over-reacting.
Considering the response so far, most of you would be up on charges in no time. You could easily transmit a virus by simply browsing a webpage. If you are running Windows, there are ways to make data *look* like it came from your machine, thereby framing you.
How's that for a wake up call, you techno-moron.