Does the US Need Better Email Hacking Laws?
What is Hacking? Hacking is concisely defined as the illegal entry into a computer system through unauthorized means. This can be done several ways, via a direct, or indirect approach. A criminal can break into a site or computer, or they can access a machine by sending out a malicious program allowing secondary control. Sometimes thieves deliver a code that directs the computer to send back user information, or to follow directions from a third machine. The latter occurs when a Trojan viruses is sent to create a zombie machine, forcing the computer to secretly disgorge data for ID theft, or allow itself to be used to send out more viruses, setting up an exponentially multiplying web crime. What Federal Laws did Governor Palin’s Hacker Break? Sarah Palin’s hacker ostensibly breached U.S.C. ยง2701, Unlawful Access to Stored Communications. This states that anyone who… “intentionally accesses without authorization … an electronic communication service …and thereby obtains, alters, o
