Alexandria man faces 21 years in prison after computer fraud, firearm convictions

This is Sohaib Akhter's second round of felony convictions on charges related to illegally accessing government computers.
Time

U.S. 'Hacker' Crackdown Sparks Debate over Computer-Fraud Law

The Justice Department building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSPACE) - RTR2YUEU The Justice Department building is seen in Washington on March ...
Law

Board Of Contributors: Computer Fraud Law's Language Encourages Abuse by Federal Government

While the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has been useful in combating major computer hacking crimes, the federal government has molded it into a tool to take out "targets" that are not, or should not, ...
Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court to consider limiting reach of computer fraud law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to limit the type of conduct that can be prosecuted under a federal computer fraud law in a case it took up on Monday involving a ...
West Hawaii Today

Former Bank of Hawaii teller indicted for theft, computer fraud

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 ...
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Elderly Hazle Township woman scammed out of nearly $10,000 in elaborate computer fraud

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after an elderly woman was tricked into withdrawing nearly $10,000 from her bank account and handing it to a stranger outside her home as part of an ...
GeekWire

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

A federal judge sided with Amazon in its lawsuit over Perplexity’s Comet browser, granting a preliminary injunction in an early legal test of AI-powered shopping tools. Read More Subscribe to GeekWire ...