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 ...

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 ...

A man has been charged with wire fraud and computer fraud for allegedly stealing over $235,000 from a university in Western Pennsylvania, according to Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.

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 ...

An essential aspect of any effective cybersecurity strategy is the ability to obtain meaningful remedies and enforcement for the theft of data when possible. Yet federal law has proven inadequate over ...

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 ...

BOSTON, MA — An Illinois man has been charged in Boston federal court for reportedly hacking the Snapchat social media accounts of nearly 600 women in an effort to steal nude photos for the purpose of ...