Section 1030: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Section_1030:_Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:CFAA
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Patriot_Act
multiple times
Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008
gptkbp:appliesTo federal computers
government computers
interstate or foreign commerce computers
protected computers
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_1030
gptkbp:criminalizes computer fraud
unauthorized computer access
trafficking in passwords
computer-related theft
extortion involving computers
gptkbp:criticizedFor vague language
overbroad application
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1986
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 1030: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:United_States_v._Aaron_Swartz
gptkb:United_States_v._Lori_Drew
United States v. Nosal
gptkbp:providesFor civil remedies
gptkbp:purpose prohibit unauthorized access to computers and computer systems
gptkbp:relatedTo cybercrime
hacking
cybersecurity law
gptkbp:section gptkb:Comprehensive_Crime_Control_Act_of_1984
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Title_18_of_the_U.S._Code
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7