Category Archives: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

PNY Technologies, Inc. v. Salhi, 2013 WL 4039030 (D. NJ Aug. 5, 2013)

PNY Technologies, Inc. v. Salhi, 2013 WL 4039030 (D. NJ Aug. 5, 2013) (3rd Cir) Defendant moved to dismiss Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim on basis that Plaintiff did not plead intent with sufficient particularity. Court denied motion on basis that CFAA claims need not meet heightened pleading standard of Rule 9(b).

Robinson v. New Jersey, 2013 WL 3894129 (D. NJ July 26, 2013)

Robinson v. New Jersey, 2013 WL 3894129 (D. NJ July 26, 2013) (3rd Cir.) In this order the court denies pro se Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend the Complaint to add a CFAA claim. The gist of the case is that the Superior Court of New Jersey, Mercer Vicinage, Family Division entered a Final …

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Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Steele Ins. Agency, 2013 WL 3872950 (ED Ca. July 25, 2013)

Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Steele Ins. Agency, 2013 WL 3872950 (ED Ca. July 25, 2013) (9th Cir) Plaintiffs asserted nine state and federal causes of action against Defendants, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and California’s Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA). The Defendants argued that CUTSA preempts the other eightclaims.Defendants were former agents …

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Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. v. Dowell (E.D. Missouri Jan 23, 2013)

Custom Hardware Engineering & Consulting, Inc. v. Dowell, 918 F. Supp.2d 916 (E.D. Missouri Jan 23, 2013) (8th Cir) Custom Hardware Engineering (CHE) is a company that provides computer part where maintenance services on many types of computer systems using a remote monitoring technology that it developed which allows its personnel to monitor and troubleshootcomputer …

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Craigslist Inc. v. 3Taps Inc. (ND Ca. Aug. 16, 2013)

Craigslist Inc. v. 3Taps Inc., 2013 WL 447520 (ND Ca. Aug. 16, 2013) (9th Cir) 3Taps operates an online service that aggregates and republishes ads from Craigslist, which Craigslist describes as illegally scraping content. After learning about 3 Taps’ activities, Craigslist took two important steps: (1) it sent a cease-and-desist letter to3Taps informing it that “[t]his …

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12 Timeless Password Tips for Improved Security

Excellent advice from my friend Allan Pratt:

What is ‘cybersecurity law’? Orin Kerr’s 4 Categories

Regular readers know I have a tremendous amount of respect for Orin Kerr as a — if not the — true scholar on cyber law issues. Kerr recently wrote an article in which he explained his view of cybersecurity law and broke it down into four distinct categories:  The law governing steps that potential or …

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UPDATE: “This is not a security breach.” Really? IRS hit by cyberattack, thousands of taxpayers’ information stolen

UPDATE: We now think we know a little more about this: Russian hackers are believed to have been behind it (CNN Story); Tax return information of more than 100,000 taxpayers was stolen; The information was used to obtain $50 million in fraudulent tax refunds; The taxpayers whose information was stolen will be offered free credit …

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Private Investigators, You Are Not Immune From the Computer Hacking Laws

I have seen far too many cases where private investigators do things like install keyloggers on estranged-spouses computers, install sniffer programs to find their login credentials, and do other nefarious activities to hack their way into computers. Why should it come as a surprise to anyone that a PI has now been busted for hiring a …

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Does the CFAA Apply to Lenovo’s SuperFish Malware Lawsuits?

For me personally, the timeline of events surrounding the discovery of Lenovo’s SuperFish malware is ironic. Just a couple of days before it was discovered, I had a telephone call with a friend named Jon Stanley. Jon is someone I consider to be an elder statesman of the CFAA as he has been digging deep …

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