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The '''Computer Fraud and Abuse Act''' (CFAA) is Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030. This statute was used by Robert Mueller in 2018 to indict 12 GRU (Russian military intelligence) officers for interfering with the 2016 US presidential election using hacking methods. The Russian agents unlawfully hacked into the e-mail account of John Podesta, chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. In addition, they hacked into the DNC servers. | The '''Computer Fraud and Abuse Act''' (CFAA) is Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030. This statute was used by Robert Mueller in 2018 to indict 12 GRU (Russian military intelligence) officers for interfering with the 2016 US presidential election using hacking methods. The Russian agents unlawfully hacked into the e-mail account of John Podesta, chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. In addition, they hacked into the DNC servers. | ||
In 2016, the Russian computer spies used '''spear phishing''' in which they sent their targets e-mails with phony links. | In 2016, the Russian computer spies used '''spear phishing''' in which they sent their targets e-mails with phony links. In addition, they planted malware on the their targets' computers. | ||
Revision as of 14:27, May 29, 2022
Computer laws are enacted to ensure cybersecurity.
Statutes
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030. This statute was used by Robert Mueller in 2018 to indict 12 GRU (Russian military intelligence) officers for interfering with the 2016 US presidential election using hacking methods. The Russian agents unlawfully hacked into the e-mail account of John Podesta, chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. In addition, they hacked into the DNC servers.
In 2016, the Russian computer spies used spear phishing in which they sent their targets e-mails with phony links. In addition, they planted malware on the their targets' computers.
