Hacking, phishing, identity theft, ransomware — cybercrime is real and the legal consequences are severe. Learn the federal and state laws that govern digital crimes and the constitutional limits on digital investigations.
Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing areas of criminal law, and the legal stakes are enormous. This camp gives you a deep understanding of the federal and state laws that define and punish digital crimes, along with the constitutional protections that limit how the government can investigate them.
You’ll start with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the primary federal statute criminalizing unauthorized access to computers. You’ll learn what “exceeding authorized access” means — a phrase that has been hotly debated in courts — and how this statute applies to everything from hacking into systems to using a shared password in ways the owner didn’t intend.
Wire fraud is another major federal weapon against cybercrime. You’ll study the elements of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and see how prosecutors use this broad statute against phishing schemes, romance scams, and sophisticated online fraud operations.
Identity theft carries serious federal and state penalties, and you’ll learn the specific elements of these crimes, including aggravated identity theft, which carries a mandatory consecutive sentence on top of any other conviction.
Finally, jurisdiction is uniquely complicated in cyberspace. When the criminal is in one country, the server in another, and the victim in a third, which court has authority? You’ll work through the legal frameworks for personal jurisdiction, venue, and international cooperation.
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