Cybersecurity
Fighting Insider Abuse After Van Buren
Bryan Cunningham, John Grant, Chris Jay Hoofnagle Fri, Jun 11, 2021, 12:53 PM
A win for civil libertarians does not mean a loss for data owners.
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Supreme Court Rules in Van Buren v. United States
Christiana Wayne Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 1:06 PM
The Supreme Court issued a decision in Van Buren v. United States, a case involving the Computer Frauds and Abuses Act.
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Van Buren v. United States
Matthew Kahn Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 2:07 PM
The arguments about the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act focused on the statute’s text and purpose—and some interesting hypotheticals.
espionage
Document: Justice Department Charges Chinese Intelligence Officers and Recruits in Commercial Hacking Conspiracy
Matthew Kahn Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 5:09 PM
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment in the Southern District of California charging 10 defendants, including Chinese intelligence officers and their recruits, in two conspiracies to steal sensitive commercial aerospace information and technology from American companies in violation of provisions of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The full indictment is below.
Cybersecurity
US Government Hack-Back and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Herb Lin Wed, Oct 21, 2015, 12:32 PM
Robert Dietz has an op-ed in the Washington Times today in which he argues that the US Government needs the legal authority to “hack back” to attribute the party responsible for a cyberattack against the United States.
The op-ed cites the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act as one of the legal impediments to such action. Dietz writes: