Hacking is NOT a Crime
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A nonprofit organization advocating global policy reform to decriminalize hacking. Privacy and security hacktivism. Hack, ergo sum. #HackingIsNotACrime
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BREAKING:
@TheJusticeDept
announced a policy revision to the United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) which includes exemptions of criminal charges for "good-faith" security researchers.
This is a huge victory for our cause!
#HackingIsNotACrime
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What most people think hacking is versus what hacking really is.
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It worked! And we all made it possible. Thank you for your reconsideration
@YouTube
.
#hackingisnotacrime
"A YouTube spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that Cyber Weapons Lab’s channel was flagged by mistake and the videos have since been reinstated."
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Dear actors,
Movies in which you play the role of a "hacker" portray us as malicious villains. That stereotype has misled popular culture for decades.
Theft and unauthorized access are illegal. The persona described herein is a cybercriminal, not a hacker.
#HackingIsNotACrime
Dear journalists,
Unless you are comfortable with someone breaking into your home, stealing the most personal information you have, and making it public, DON’T PUBLISH HACKED DATA
Hacking is a crime for a reason. It is theft.
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In 2014
@ADanielHill
discovered his girlfriend's medical provider used default credentials. He was threatened, convicted, and incarcerated after disclosing this. On his latest podcast episode,
@davidbombal
discusses the ethics and legality of his case.
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"I found two critical security problems in two systems. I closed the computer and said okay, there’s no way I’m going to report this." —
@ADanielHill
An all too common result of when the legal system and good faith collide. Learn more on
@DarknetDiaries
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We are pleased to present the debut of
#HackerCon
. T-minus ten minutes and counting. Stay tuned for livestream updates!
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It's unfortunate
@YouTube
still refuses to update their content policy, which defines hacking as using "computers or information technology with the intent to steal credentials, compromise personal data or cause serious harm to others."
#HackingIsNotACrime
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In response to a recent takedown of
@KodyKinzie
's and
@thugcrowd
's educational videos, we created an online petition at
@Change
urging
@Google
&
@YouTube
to provide a "Consistently Defined & Enforced YouTube Content Policy".
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The timing of yesterday's revision to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could not have been more auspicious. On this day 24 years ago, members of
@L0phtHeavyInd
started an unprecedented dialogue that has since materialized into a global movement. For that we're eternally grateful.
Today is the anniversary of the testimony I and other members of the l0pht gave to the US Senate in 1998.
It was the first time the US Govt. publicly referenced “hackers” in a positive context.
The coverage was national and even international.
Come behind the scenes.
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Join us for the debut of
#HackerCon
on Saturday 27 March at 08:00 PDT / 15:00 UTC. Our speaker lineup will address the topics of vulnerability disclosure, hacktivism, legal reform, security research, community outreach, and hacker rights.
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We won the battle, but lost the war. Hacking IS a Crime. Please take a moment to read our press release.
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Leetspeak originated in the 1980s, purportedly as a means of circumventing BBS text filters. Similar orthography was later used for sending numeric messages that circumvented the pager character set restriction.
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We believe inclusivity and diversity are the best means through which personal growth is achieved and that open-mindedness fosters critical thinking and innovation, where order is created through chaos and balance is created through coexistence.
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What's the meaning and origin of your hacker pseudonym?
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Security researcher
@robdykedotcom
recently discovered and responsibly disclosed security vulnerabilities to
@AppertaUK
about sensitive information stored on their publicly accessible repositories. He now faces legal retaliation. Let's help him.
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Remember, remember the 5th of November.
It is becoming increasingly evident the world is approaching a precipice from which it may not return. The status quo establishment's divide-and-conquer tactics have long sought to divert our discontent away from it and toward one another.
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Once upon a time… a wise individual said, "Nothing gets deleted from the Internet". Yet "thought leaders" yearned for Internet points, going platform to platform, seeking validation from their peers, only to have it backfire.
This poll was DOA. Well played hackers, well played.
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Excited to announce our story made the cover of
@ITPro
's latest digital issue! In the article,
@cafmetcalfe
interviews HINAC co-founder
@bryanmcaninch
and advocate
@AlyssaM_InfoSec
about the vilification of hackers and how we're changing those perceptions.
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Why double down when you can… triple down? A poll courtesy of
@BWirtLeadership
, CRO
@Telesystemus
, who abruptly left X today after the hacker community's backlash concerning their gimmicky
#HackersSuck
marketing campaign. Just going to leave this here.👇
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We have received numerous inquires recently about supporting our cause through awareness and funding. Our stickers have always been the most popular option for both. But, did you know we also have t-shirts, mugs, and yes... hoodies!?!
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Being a hacker is a lifestyle and mindset; an identity. A hacker is an inquisitive critical thinker who solves complex problems with unorthodox means. The actions by which these problems are solved — be they social, economic, political, technological, or otherwise — is "hacking".
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What was the first security vulnerability you discovered and/or exploited?
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Today we mourn the loss of a veteran, a hacker, a HINAC advocate, and an all around great person who inspired others in so many ways.
We will miss you
@erikbirkholz
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We're pleased that
@YouTube
has taken our concerns into consideration and removed this content flag. Great job everyone, but we still have work to do. Please take a moment to review and sign our petition so this doesn't continue to be a recurring issue.
FYI all flags/warnings on my yt channel has been lifted, and no im not moving away from YouTube.
Simply because :
HACKING IS NOT A CRIME
But relying on bad AI’s are... 😂
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Encryption is NOT a Crime
Hacking is not a crime
Skateboarding is not a crime
<insert text here> is not a crime 👇
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Hackers often refrain from disclosing privacy violations and security vulnerabilities because status quo institutions attempt to silence them with legal threats. We advocate the decriminalization of hacking to advance transparency and accountability from these institutions.
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More than a year later,
@YouTube
still refuses to consistently define and enforce their content policy on "hacking" — using computers to steal credentials, compromise personal data, or cause serious harm to others by hacking into social media accounts.
WARNING! 🚨
Hacker reports is not a crime!
Ok, lol.. so I Just got a my youtube channel flagged with a url warning for ..
so I’m moving all my episode links over to
@Bugcrowd
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What's your favorite hacker movie and why?
WarGames
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Sneakers
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Hackers
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The Matrix
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This Supreme Court ruling on the Van Buren case is a positive development with regards to the narrowing of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's interpretation.
#CFAA
#HackingIsNotACrime
BREAKING: In 6-3 vote, Supreme Court narrows scope of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, landmark cybercrime law, ruling that it doesn't cover situations where people who are authorized to access a computer system do so for improper reasons.
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We dropped 3,000 stickers at
#DEFCON30
@dcstickerswap
… what an epic event! Which ones are your favorites? Show us your loot!
#stickerlife
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We're stoked to announce our newest partner, the one and only
@RedTeamVillage_
! We have so many exciting developments underway and we cannot wait to share them with everyone. Until then, stay tuned for updates and be sure to catch them at
@Grayhat_Con
later this week!
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"We explore... we seek after knowledge… we exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, wage wars, murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals."
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In his 2012 talk "Hacking and Activism as an Art Form",
@timpritlove
of
@chaosupdates
noted that hackers are not criminals, they're "concerned citizens and artists".
Hackers pursue higher goals. Hackers share knowledge.
#HackingIsNotACrime
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Why do hacking, aliases, and pseudonyms automatically disqualify candidates from
@ISC2
certifications? Asking for a friend... several million of them.
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The DEF CON policy team will be building onramps for policymakers to understand hacking and hackers to engage with policy.
This is a great opportunity to promote our cause which advocates global policy reform to recognize and safeguard hacker rights.
DEF CON is pleased to announce the return of the Policy Department for DEF CON 29. The Evening Lounge format is back, too! We’ll be posting all the Policy updates at , so if Policy is your thing, make sure to bookmark it and check back often.
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Security research and disclosure laws are in desperate need of global reform. We are slowly being coaxed into a state of complacency, one where we are unknowingly subjected to risks impacting our personal privacy and security.
#HackingIsNotACrime
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Happy Halloween! This "hacker" costume has it all. All wrong, that is. A hoodie, Guy Fawkes mask, and LED's? Okay... the LEDs are actually pretty cool. What costume are you wearing tonight?
#Halloween2020
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We will be distributing a limited supply of these stickers, free of charge, at this year's
@defcon
sticker swap. They will be available on a first come, first serve basis only. They are NOT available for purchase; monetizing the LGBTQ+ community is unethical and disingenuous.
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There's gotta be a better way
@YouTube
can determine if a video violates their Harmful or Dangerous Content Policies. Training review staff on what constitutes hacking would be a good starting point, instead of relying on a who-knows-who escalation path.
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Hacking must be decriminalized. Current legislation is outdated and requires significant reform. We raise awareness to institutions that are capable of redefining and protecting the rights of hackers.
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We raise awareness about the pejorative use of the terms "hacker" and "hacking" throughout social and political systems. Specifically, the stereotypes and narratives that influence "anti-hacking" legislation and create a pretext for censorship, surveillance, and prosecution.
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Good morning to everyone except
@facebook
@meta
, who censors "hacker" posts because the content goes against their Community Standards, but has an HQ address at:
1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Shall we mail them some
#HackingIsNotACrime
stickers?
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Full disclosure is responsible disclosure.
JUST IN: Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on Sept. 13, according to the committee.
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We collectively advocate the decriminalization of hacking. Because good-faith research and activism are fundamental rights in promoting the tenets of free and equal societies.
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We've received innumerable requests to join our
@discord
server since last year's launch. It was previously invite only, but today we're opening it up to the general public. Join now and participate in our cause more interactively!
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Our latest urban
#StickerBomb
campaign. Join the movement!
Stop by the
@dcstickerswap
today and pick up some free stickers for your own campaign!
#HackingIsNotACrime
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Shout out to
@happygeek
at
@Forbes
for sharing his thoughts and promoting our cause in this video interview. It's reassuring to see our message spreading so quickly. Special thanks to all of our advocates, volunteers, and supporters for making it possible.
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Big shout-out to
@shodanhq
for creating the Shodan 2000 so hackers can "explore the Internet in style using an 80's retro-futuristic interface to synthwave music."
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... NOT a Crime
... a lifestyle
... a state of mind
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TL;DR: "Hackers" … "hackers"… "hacker"… "hacker" … "hacker"… "hacker" … "hacker"… "hacker" … "hacker's"… "hacker" … "hacker" … "hacker" … "hacker" via
@WIRED
#FUD4Profit
#Pejorative4Profit
#HackingIsNotACrime
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"The case has the potential to set a national precedent for how previously woolly terms in the 1986 [Computer Fraud and Abuse Act] are interpreted."
This could be a turning point or a downward spiral. Let's ensure the CFAA doesn't continue being subjected to misinterpretation.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for the first time ever on Nov 30, in Van Buren v. United States. Read a preview of the case, including our recent
@disclose_io
letter in WSJ:
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In 2014, HINAC advocate
@jaysonstreet
presented his highly acclaimed "Around the World in 80 Cons" at
@defcon
22. In it, he discusses how and why hackers are perceived throughout the world.
What has changed since then? What can we do to improve it?
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It's
#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
. And with that comes scary imagery of blurred exploit code superimposed on a faceless "hacker" in a black hoodie.
The cybersecurity industry thrives on stereotypes and FUD that vilify the hacker identity. Solutions aren't sold without a problem.
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H █ C K █ N G █ S N █ T █ C R █ M █ !
Would you like to buy a vowel?
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"
@BitBangingBytes
noticed a sudden change in the data values given off by the smart meters in his neighborhood as power was being restored following the snowstorm. The readings represented the number of seconds each smart meter had been operating since coming back". 👏👏👏
EXCLUSIVE: Power companies across Texas have refused to disclose which infrastructure was exempt from controlled blackouts during Feb's snowstorm.
But a hacker showed me how smart meters are secretly broadcasting data that could provide answers.
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Corporate interests co-opted the vulnerability disclosure debate years ago. The "responsible" disclosure narrative places an undue burden on researchers rather than negligent vendors who release vulnerable products. Profit and censorship are priority, privacy and security aren't.
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There's a subtle distinction between ethics and legality.
We do not under any circumstance condone or support unethical/legal or unethical/illegal acts.
We do however, condone and support ethical/legal acts and seek to reform policies which criminalize ethical/illegal acts.
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"Males are perceived to dominate as computer hackers. There are women who hack and many learn their skills where they are handily outnumbered by men." —
@nytimes
We believe diversity fosters innovation. The hacker community needs more women.
@WoSECtweets
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In 1986, after unsuccessfully petitioning legislators, Captain Midnight jammed the
@HBO
satellite signal in protest of excessive prices affecting his small satellite business. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act was subsequently enacted, making satellite hijacking a felony.
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We assert all hackers are implicitly ethical and it is intent by which our persona should be characterized. Hacking therefore, should not be a crime because hacking is NOT a crime. It is merely an ethical endeavor of exploration and problem solving which must be decriminalized.
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A new
#HackerCon
video is now available — "The Year of the Vulnerability Disclosure Policy" with
@jackhcable
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"Within the hacking community, there are people who want to uncover unethical things that they’ve discovered, but they don’t out of fear of getting in trouble with the law, because they discovered that information illegally.
But their findings are for the greater good, which
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This mischaracterization of hackers is deeply rooted in society. The media and pop culture has portrayed us as thugs and villains for 30+ years. We must change this through awareness and dialogue. Thanks for being an advocate and all you do for the hacker community
@jaysonstreet
!
Lowest degenerating presentation I’ve ever heard about Hackers being nothing but criminals including “Street thug Hackers” was just now & given by a SANS instructor no less! Yes I responded which made it awkward but I’ll not remain silent to that! 🤨 see
@hacknotcrime
to educate
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We believe inclusivity and diversity are the best means through which personal growth is achieved and that open-mindedness fosters critical thinking and innovation, where order is created through chaos and balance is created through coexistence.
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The film and news industries devising a new "hacker" narrative after a data breach announcement.
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Stickers, magnets, and buttons! Just in time for a slew of hackers to serendipitously descend upon the
@Telesystemus
"cybersecurity summit series" where an "ethical hacker" is speaking. "Hackers suck… but first, money".
#TelesystemSucks
#ITsAboutTrust
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What was once a simple device requiring human interaction is now a wireless network node. Have you ever wondered how those smart meters outside your home actually work? Check out this Smart Meter Hacking video series by HINAC advocate
@BitBangingBytes
!
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We heard you like stickers, t-shirts, and other swag. So
@unspecific
created another
@hacknotcrime
design. This one is a variation on the original HINAC theme. It's a sleek and modern look that captures the digital essence of the hacker lifestyle.
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We're excited to announce reaching the 20K follower milestone today. What began as a sticker campaign at DEFCON in 2018 has evolved into a global movement. To all the advocates, volunteers, partners, researchers, sponsors, and supporters worldwide — thank you!
#HackingIsNotACrime
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"Why am I interested in reversing smart meters? They're meant to serve the public good. There's all kinds of systems of power in place; we need to pay close attention to those. If you don't understand how things work, there's probably a reason." —
@BitBangingBytes
re:
@ERCOT_ISO
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Parents! Always check your kids' Halloween candy. We just found this inside a Snickers bar. We've been assured it's not a camera, could be something worse. Stay safe out there!
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"Hackers working for good share criminal evidence unearthed with authorities. They have a key role to play in combating trafficking and boosting prosecutions, which numbered about 9,000 in 2016, according to the U.S. government."
#HackersHelpingOthers
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A Short History of “Hack” by
@byagoda
"The black-hat sense proved irresistible to members of the media, because 'hack' sounds malicious; 'hack' rhymes with 'attack.' It has probably influenced the interpretation and enforcement of the CFAA."
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Many hackers refrain from publicly disclosing privacy violations and security vulnerabilities due to the potential legal consequences. Information is powerful and wants to be free, but it may be deemed threatening to those seeking to control its dissemination.
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In his Creative Chaos 2012 talk "Hacking and Activism as an Art Form"
@chaosupdates
member
@timpritlove
asserts that hackers are not criminals. Hackers are "concerned citizens and artists" who pursue higher goals and share knowledge.
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This is a step in the right direction
@ukhomeoffice
. Hopefully any updates to the CMA will consider cases like the one
@robdykedotcom
is facing. In the interest of personal privacy, we also urge
@pritipatel
to change her stance on banning E2E.
"I believe now is the right time to undertake a formal review of the Computer Misuse Act. And today I am announcing that we will be launching a call for information on the Act this year."
@pritipatel
, Home Secretary
#CYBERUK21
@ukhomeoffice
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WarGames was the first mass-consumed visual media with a hacking theme. In the wake of the film, news media focused on the potential for a real-world scenario to materialize and contributed to the creation of the Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984.
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