What is the name for the primary U.S. federal antihacking statue?
A)The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
B)The Fraud and Abuse Act for Computers
C)Intellectual Property Act of Internet Access
D)Computer Piracy Act

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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is the primary U.S. federal antihacking statue. This Act was written in 1986 and prohibits seven activities: 1) the knowing access of computers of the federal government to obtain classified information; 2) the intentional access of a computer to obtain information from a financial institution, federal government, or any protected computers involved in interstate or foreign communication; 3) the intentional and unauthorized access of computers of the federal government; 4) the knowing access of a protected computer without authorization with the intent to defraud; 5) knowingly causing the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result, intentionally causing damage to a protected computer; 6) the known trafficking of computer passwords with the intent to defraud; and 7) the transmission of communication containing threats to cause damage to a protected computer.

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