The world has called Ukraine a paradise for hackers.

The American magazine Computerworld published an article in which Ukraine was called a "hacker's paradise."

The article's authors write that "the biggest mistake of the recently arrested leaders of the LulzSec hacker group and Anonymous activists was that they lived in the United States and European countries, not Ukraine. If they had, they would have certainly remained beyond the reach of law enforcement."

According to the authors, citing the Ukrainian SBU, Ukrainian hackers are well known worldwide and pose a threat to many countries.

The authors of the article cited a case in which five Ukrainian hackers, including the authors of the Conficker worm, which allowed them to steal over $72 million, were arrested but released shortly afterward, as an example of the surprising aspects of Ukrainian justice. The investigation into their activities is still ongoing. Such actions by law enforcement agencies are surprising to Americans.

The current situation in the country's law enforcement and judicial structures contributes to the existence of hacker communities, the violation of intellectual property rights, and widespread copyright infringement.

The authors of the article cite the opening and closure of the EX.UA website as an example of how Ukrainian legislation doesn't work for cybercriminals.