If you think you’ve been duped, act fast! Report it to the authorities, change your passwords, and keep an eye on your financial accounts to catch any funny business.
Stay smart by using strong passwords, being careful with emails from unknown sources, and keeping your software updated to fend off the cyber baddies.
Offenders can face serious penalties, including hefty fines and imprisonment, depending on how big the fraud was and the damages caused.
A 'protected computer' is basically any computer that’s involved in interstate or foreign commerce, which includes most computers today. So, it covers a lot of ground!
It defines computer fraud as knowingly accessing a protected computer without authorization and with the intent to defraud, often resulting in the loss of something valuable.