Cybercrime : An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Laws, etc. (Statutes of the United States).

United States.

Criminal procedure.

Government information.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Describes 18 U.S.C. 1030, the Federal computer fraud and abuse statute that protects Federal computers, bank computers, and computers used in interstate and foreign commerce from various cyber-related violations, including cyber trespass, fraud, and other cyber attacks that threaten computer and telecommunications security. Discusses implementation and available methods of discovering and penalizing offenders.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Cybercrime

Access Restriction:

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