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An employee who accessed financial data on her employer's computer network in violation of official policy in order to perpetrate a criminal scheme exceeded her authorized access to the network within the meaning of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled
Specific representations made by a salesman concerning the functionality of a software system which the purchaser alleges was inadequate for its purposes support the purchaser's claim for fraudulent inducement, a district court ruled
An employee's violation of an employer's computer use policy can support a criminal charge of exceeding authorized access under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a district court ruled
