CFAA

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:amendedBy 1989
1994
1996
2001
2008
gptkbp:appliesTo computers used in interstate or foreign commerce
federal computers
protected computers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_1030
gptkbp:criminalizes computer fraud
unauthorized access to computers
trafficking in passwords
damage to computer systems
theft of information
gptkbp:criticizedFor vague language
chilling effect on security research
overbroad application
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CFAA
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:United_States_v._Aaron_Swartz
gptkb:United_States_v._Lori_Drew
United States v. Andrew Auernheimer
gptkbp:providesFor criminal penalties
civil remedies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Electronic_Communications_Privacy_Act
cybercrime law
gptkbp:subject cybersecurity
computer crime
unauthorized computer access
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7