Monthly Archives: September 2011
Unauthorized Access of President Obama’s Student Loan Data Ends in Computer Fraud Conviction
The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the criminal conviction of Sandra Teague for accessing President Obama’s data in the National Student Loan Data System during her employment at a government contractor for the Department of Education. U.S. v, Teague, 646 F.3d 1119 (8th Cir. 2011). She was indicted and convicted by a jury for one count of exceeding unauthorized access to a computer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030 (a)(2)(B), of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). This section of the CFAA makes it a crime to intentionally exceed authorized access to a computer and obtain information … [ Continue reading ]
