Supreme Court Narrows Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/06/21
In a highly anticipated ruling, on June 3, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act’s (“CFAA”) application in Van Buren v. United States. The CFAA prohibits computer hacking and provides for severe criminal penalties when an individual “intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds [his or her] authorized access.” It was enacted in 1986, amending the first federal computer fraud law—the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984—and...
By: Snell & Wilmer