SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) – Accessing a firm’s proprietary information with customer login credentials does not qualify as hacking under state and federal computer fraud laws, a federal magistrate ruled.

On February 18, a few weeks before Donilon’s speech, Mandiant, a leading computer-security firm with headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, published a 60-page report identifying PLA Unit 61398 ...

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, also known as the CFAA, is the federal anti-hacking statute that prohibits unauthorized access to computers and networks. It was passed in 1984, and has been used ...

Supreme Court reins in definition of crime under controversial hacking law Justices reject US gov's broad interpretation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jon Brodkin – Jun 3, 2021 3:46 pm | 233 ...

An U.S. attempt to stem Chinese cybersecurity breaches was thwarted by the revelation that the two countries were actually doing similar things. On March 11, 2013, Thomas Donilon, President Obama ...

Because the definition now applies to both computers in the United States and abroad that are used in or affecting interstate commerce or communication, every computer around the world that can be ...