Archive for December, 2010

The 11th Circuit Rejects Brekka and Provides Guidance on Pursuing Ex-Employees Who Steal from Company Computers

December 30th, 2010 by Nick Akerman

This week the 11th Circuit upheld the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) conviction and one -year prison sentence of a former Social Security...
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CAN YOU RELY ON YOUR CORPORATE COMPUTER POLICIES TO SUE EX-EMPLOYEES WHO STEAL COMPANY DATA?

December 20th, 2010 by Nick Akerman

Two recent district court opinions add to the caselaw providing judicial guidance on how employers might update their corporate computer policies to...
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Can Breaching a Contract Be Computer Fraud?

December 6th, 2010 by Nick Akerman

Court in ticket resale case says ‘yes,’ if it results in unauthorized access, an essential element of the crime. The U.S. Department of Justice...
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