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ARTICLE · 19 MAY 2015

Grand Jury Indicts Individuals For Hacking Competitor's Computer System

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On February 10, a federal grand jury in California indicted five individuals for violating the CFAA by hacking into a competitor's website.

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On February 10, a federal grand jury in California indicted five individuals for violating the CFAA by hacking into a competitor's website. The indictment alleged that one of the defendants hired private investigators to monitor the activities of a competing company, and those private investigators in turn hired two hackers to infiltrate into the competitor's computer system.

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