The tragic death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who killed himself last Friday amidst prosecution for downloading 4.8 million academic articles from JSTOR, has brought one of the primary U.S.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a federal statute that provides for not only criminal liability, but also civil liability, when a person accesses a computer “without authorization” or ...

If a person is authorized to access data for one purpose, is it a crime for them to access that data for an "improper" purpose? That question lies at the heart of a case the US Supreme Court will hear ...

For the first time, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a case involving the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030. In United States v. Van Buren, the court will address the ...

On May 19, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued revisions to its existing policy for charging offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (2022 CFAA Policy). The revisions state ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it will not bring charges under federal hacking laws against security researchers ...

Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. As ...

Vague language in the White House’s proposed amendments to the CFAA leave the door open to a chilling effect on legitimate security research. Legitimate security researchers, from bug hunters to ...

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer who obtained information from a licence database for a civilian, in exchange for money, did not violate federal hacking laws. The ruling clarifies ...

Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime. On Thursday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren brought a bill to the floor of the House of Representatives that would reform ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about injustices in the justice system. This week, American parents should breathe a sigh of relief and then immediately ...