In a 6-to-3 decision featuring unusual alliances, the court said it was wary of interpreting the law to allow commonplace conduct to be prosecuted.

Cop’s Nosing Around of Database Isn’t Computer Crime, High Court Rules The court was divided Thursday on whether a police sergeant violated the law, as well as department policy, when he accessed ...

An appeals court says that a DOJ prosecution of a former employee would have expanded computer crime law An ex-employee who persuaded former coworkers to access their company’s customer lists ...

Justices express qualms about sweeping computer crime law The government’s interpretation of a 1986 law that has been used to prosecute hackers and internet activists risks “making a federal ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal law that makes it a crime to gain access to computer files without authorization. By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with a ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court narrowed the reach of a federal computer crime law Thursday, ruling that someone authorized to use a computer system does not violate the law when accessing data ...

An appeals court says that a DOJ prosecution of a former employee would have expanded computer crime law ...

Supreme Court reins in definition of crime under controversial hacking law Justices reject US gov's broad interpretation of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

But would that evidence stand up in court? Bulletproof evidence of cyber crime is hard to get. For example, suppose you have an accurate log file that shows an intruder breaking into your system.

David Kenneth Myers was charged with one count of aggravated child sexually abusive activity and one count of using a computer to commit a crime, according to the MSP Computer Crimes Unit.