Two Chinese computer hackers have been sentenced to death for defrauding a
state-owned bank. The sentence was passed last week by a court in Zhenjiang,
Jiangsu province. Twin brothers Hao Jinlong and Hao Jingwen transferred
£60 000 of nonexistent deposits into 16 different accounts they had opened
under false names. They had withdrawn a third of the money before they were
caught.
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