Latest in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
On July 29, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington filed a criminal complaint against Paige A. Thompson for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking into protected computers belonging to Capital One. The complete charging document is available here and below.
The overemphasis on trespass in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act disincentivizes the wrong types of activities in cyberspace, while also permitting activities that should be criminalized.
The failed extraditions of hackers Lauri Love and Gary McKinnon suggest that the U.S. may have its work cut out for it in extraditing Julian Assange.
On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia unsealed a March 6, 2018 indictment charging Julian Assange, the founder head of WikiLeaks, for conspiring to commit computer intrusions by assisting Chelsea Manning with breaking a U.S. government password. The grand jury charged violations of 18 U.S.C. §§371, 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(2) and 1030(c)(2)(B)(ii).
A detailed breakdown of the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvements Act of 2017.
Amid a bad news week for the Trump team, a new lawsuit highlight an under-explored theory of possible criminal liability: violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.