Once more out of the breach: SCOTUS resolves the CFAA circuit split
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21
While there are efforts afoot to broaden the impact and reach of US law on hackers, particularly with the US Department of Justice (the DOJ) planning to coordinate ransomware attack investigations with similar protocols it uses for terrorism cases, and with members of Congress attempting to extend private citizens the right to sue foreign governments for hacks, the United States Supreme Court has adopted a narrower interpretation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the CFAA), the US’s main...
By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP