Lawyers should have a basic understanding of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which provides criminal and civil penalties for wrongfully accessing a computer to do harmful things. They also ...
In June 2010, Andrew Auernheimer, a well-known Internet-security expert, discovered a gaping hole in AT&T’s website that exposed 114,000 e-mail addresses belonging to the wireless giant’s Apple iPad ...
The Third Circuit’s decision means employers pursuing claims in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Virgin Islands cannot premise claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act solely on a ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...
Former President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court appointees ruled against his administration's interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act on Thursday to overturn the conviction of a police ...
A man has been charged with wire fraud and computer fraud for allegedly stealing over $235,000 from a university in Western Pennsylvania, according to Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
In a highly anticipated test of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit construed the law narrowly Tuesday, saying prosecutors can't use it to go after ...