CISSP-ISSMP: Information Systems Security Management Professional

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VerifiedLaw, Ethics, and Security Compliance Management

John is a black-hat hacker. The FBI arrested him while he was carrying out email scams. Under which of the following U.S. laws will John be charged?

Explanation

18 U.S.C. § 1030 prohibits specified unauthorized-access and computer-fraud conduct, including accessing a protected computer without authorization, or exceeding authorized access, with intent to defraud and thereby furthering that fraud. It is the principal federal computer-hacking statute among these choices.

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