With intent to extort from any person any money
or other thing of value, transmitting in interstate or
foreign commerce any communication containing
any threat to cause damage to a protected
computer.
5 years and $250,000
fine for first offense, 10
years and $250,000 for
subsequent offenses.
Encrypting all data on a
government hard drive and
demanding money to then
decrypt the data.
Table 2-2 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Laws
rights as Cisco accountants and issued themselves almost $8 million in Cisco stocks??”as
though no one would have ever noticed this change on the books.
Many IT professionals and security professionals have relatively unlimited access
rights to networks due to the requirements of their job, and based upon their reputation
and levels of trust they??™ve earned throughout their careers. However, just because an
individual is given access to the accounting database, doesn??™t mean she has the right to
exceed that authorized access and exploit it for personal purposes. The CFAA could
apply in these cases to prosecute even trusted, credentialed employees who performed
such misdeeds.
Under the CFAA, the FBI and the Secret Service have the responsibility for handling
these types of crimes and they have their own jurisdictions.
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