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Computer Fraud and Abuse

Summary

Computer fraud and abuse in U.S. federal law commonly refers to criminal prohibitions on unauthorized access and related computer activity under 18 U.S.C. § 1030.

Verified Facts

• STAT-CFAA-1030 is the OIR seed statute record for 18 U.S.C. § 1030.
• OIR seed sources include Cornell LII and GovInfo pages for 18 U.S.C. § 1030.
• CASE-VAN-BUREN-V-US is an OIR seed case record interpreting the CFAA phrase "exceeds authorized access."

Historical Context

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Legal Analysis

Legal analysis has not yet been drafted. Future work should compare statutory text against official U.S. Code sources and add additional relevant case law.

Relationships

• TOPIC-COMPUTER-FRAUD cites SRC-USC-18-1030-GOVINFO.
• TOPIC-COMPUTER-FRAUD related_to STAT-CFAA-1030.
• TOPIC-COMPUTER-FRAUD related_to CASE-VAN-BUREN-V-US.

Sources

• SRC-USC-18-1030-LII: 18 U.S.C. § 1030.
• SRC-USC-18-1030-GOVINFO: 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (GovInfo).
• SRC-VAN-BUREN-LII: Van Buren v. United States, 593 U.S. 374 (2021) (Cornell LII).

Research Debt

• Add case law beyond CASE-VAN-BUREN-V-US interpreting unauthorized access and scope of § 1030.
• Distinguish criminal computer fraud statutes from civil or state-law regimes.