Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Technology;    Computer crimes;    Computer security measures;   

RP-ID  :  97-1025
RP-ID  :  97-1025_2014Oct15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. 1030, which is a cyber security law that outlaws conduct that victimizes computer systems. It protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers connected to the Internet from trespassing, threats, damage, espionage, and from being corruptly used as instruments of fraud.