EC-Council: Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator(CHFI-V10) |
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Module 1 : Computer Forensics in Today's World |
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Title 18 of the United States Code (18 USC)
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Title 18 of the United States Code (18 USC) is the federal government‘s primary criminal code. It covers federal crimes and criminal procedure.
Here are some parts of 18 USC:
- Part I: Crimes, sections 1–2725
- Part II: Criminal procedure, sections 3001–3742
- Part III: Prisons and prisoners, sections 4001–4353
- Part IV: Correction of youthful offenders, sections 5001–5043
- Part V:Immunity of witnesses, sections 6001–6005
18 U.S.C. § 1029 is a US Code section that covers fraud and related activity in connection with access devices. Unauthorized use of any type of access device entity such as a debit or credit card issued to another individual is a crime if the prosecution can prove that the defendant intentionally used the card to pay for goods and services or obtain money. Federal prosecutors typically charge someone with 18 U.S.C. 1029 in credit card cases.
18 U.S. Code § 1030, codified as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in 1986, is a federal law that addresses cyber-based crimes. The law is located in Title 18, Part I, Chapter 47, Crimes and Criminal Procedure
The law protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers connected to the Internet. It covers a number of offenses, including:
- Causing damage to a protected computer
- Transmitting a communication that threatens to cause damage to a protected computer
- Transmitting a communication that threatens to obtain information from a protected computer without authorization
- Theft of information
- Causing damage to computer systems
- Trafficking in passwords or access devices
- Obtaining national security information
- Trespassing on government computers
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