- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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n.A federal law passed in 1986 that made hacking into computer systems illegal.abbrv.CFAA
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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