Congressional Research Service Report: 'Cybercrime & Law: Computer Fraud & Abuse Act & 116th Congress'
September 23, 2020
September 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46536) entitled "Cybercrime and the Law: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the 116th Congress". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 21 and written by legislative attorney Peter G. Berris:
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1030, is a civil and criminal cybercrime law prohibiting a variety of computer-related conduct. Although sometimes described as a . . .
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1030, is a civil and criminal cybercrime law prohibiting a variety of computer-related conduct. Although sometimes described as a . . .