CYBER-CRIMES: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE …

If a virus is loaded into a computer by an e-mail attachment, and the author intended to cause “damage” to the recipient computer, then 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5)(A) is applicable. Section 1030(a)(5)(A) prohibits the knowing transmission of a program, code, or command, that results in intentional damage without authorization to a protected ... ................
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