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Computer hacking
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Knowingly accessing any computer, computer system or network without permissiontypically a misdemeanor in California
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Emplacing malware
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The introduction of software, viruses, worms or scripts without permission onto someone else’s computer, AND that modifies, damages, records or transmits data without the owner's consent. - typically a misdemeanor in California
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DDoS
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Denial of Service attack
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Denial of Service attack is...
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Overloading a computer or internet service and knocking it offline, causing companies to lose sales and ad revenue during the downtime.
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"wobbler"
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A bad deed that can be considered either a misdemeanor or a felony depending upon the severity of the harm or the number of times you've been caught doing it.
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Scienter
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Legal term for "intent" or "knowledge of wrongdoing". It's Latin.
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18 US Code Sec. 1030: Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Computers
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The federal law that establishes penalties for computer crimes
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Federal law 1st offense penalty for hacking
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Fines and up to 10 years in prison
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Federal law 2nd offense penalty for hacking
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Fines and up to 20 years in prison
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What computers are protected from computer crimes under federal law?
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Financial institutions, credit card companies, consumer reporting agencies, any federal government computer, AND any computer used in interstate commerce (that is: any computer connected to the internet)
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Gamble v. United States
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A 2019 US Supreme Court case that held that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the 5th Amendment does not prevent a person from being prosecuted by the State AND Federal governments for the same act, if that act broke both state and federal laws. (In this case, the act was illegal possession of a firearm.)
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Downloading copyrighted material
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A federal felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine
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Streaming copyrighted material
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A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
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The Morris Worm (1988)
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Morris was an MIT student who wrote a worm and released it into UNIX computers to point out their vulnerabilities. It turned into a DDoS because the worms loaded themselves into computers countless times. ... He didn't mean to do that...
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Ransomware
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Malicious code that allows the hacker to encrypt and "lock up" data belonging to someone else
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