8.95 Obtaining Information by Computer-Injurious to the United States or Advantageous to Foreign Nation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1030(a)(1)) is a federal statute that prohibits individuals from obtaining information from a protected computer if the information is either injurious to the United States or advantageous to a foreign nation. This statute applies to any person who intentionally accesses, without authorization, a computer connected to the internet and obtains any information from that computer. The types of 8.95 Obtaining Information by Computer-Injurious to the United States or Advantageous to Foreign Nation (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1030(a)(1)) include: 1. Unauthorized access to a protected computer with the intent to obtain information injurious to the United States. 2. Unauthorized access to a protected computer with the intent to obtain information advantageous to a foreign nation. 3. Accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining information either injurious to the United States or advantageous to a foreign nation.