What can an employer do when its employee accesses data in a way that violates company policy? In the past, one avenue for relief was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a federal statute that ...

In June 2010, Andrew Auernheimer, a well-known Internet-security expert, discovered a gaping hole in AT&T’s website that exposed 114,000 e-mail addresses belonging to the wireless giant’s Apple iPad ...

"Indeed, there are many other causes of action—breach of contract, business torts, fraud, negligence, and so on—that provide a remedy for employers when employees grossly transgress computer-use ...

Lawyers should have a basic understanding of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which provides criminal and civil penalties for wrongfully accessing a computer to do harmful things. They also ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that violations of employers’ computer access policies do not constitute violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ...

Former President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court appointees ruled against his administration's interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act on Thursday to overturn the conviction of a police ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man has been charged with wire fraud and computer fraud for allegedly stealing over $235,000 from a university in Western ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Mooreland native who worked as a teacher in Laverne entered a no contest plea Feb. 26 in Harper County District Court to a ...

A 24-year-old former Bank of Hawaii teller pleaded not guilty Friday to charges she allegedly embezzled more than $40,000 from bank customers, including two elderly customers. Hilo Circuit Judge Henry ...

The UK government has announced the formation of an Online Crime Centre – which will commence operations in April – to form a nexus in the fight against cyber fraud and disrupt the gangs behind the ...