The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. 1030, which is primarily a criminal statute that prohibits unauthorized access to computers and conspiracies to gain unauthorized access, also contains an increasingly important section permitting anyone who suffered financial loss or damage from such an intrusion to file a civil suit for damages against the intruder.

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