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Under new cyber crime and computer laws, a person convicted of computer hacking, virus writing, and computer worm development could get 20 years to life in prison.

Sometimes out of curiosity, Internet website visitors may exceed the access authorized to them under their website access login and under the website’s terms of use. Even using commercially available scripts may generate serious computer crime accusation of hacking and unauthorized access to a computer network.  Read more.

Email spoofing is the forgery of an e-mail header in a manner that the message appears to have originated from somewhere other than the actual source. Email Spoofing is a serious Internet Crime. Allegations of creating a false email header, email header forgery, or sending a spoofed email are serious cyber crimes accusations requiring the expertise of a computer crime defense attorney. Read more.

Cyber stalking is a crime in which the alleged attacker harasses a victim using electronic communications, for example email, instant messaging, blog messages, or forum posts. Cyber stalking involves threats to a specific victim. Read more.

Computer trespass is the use of a computer or computer network without authority and with the intent to remove computer data, computer programs, or computer software from a computer or computer network, cause a computer to malfunction, alter or erase any computer data, computer programs, or computer software, effect the creation or alteration of a financial instrument or of an electronic transfer of funds, cause physical injury to the property of another. Read more.

Computer fraud is the use of a computer or a computer network without authority and with the intent to obtain property or services by false pretenses, embezzle or commit Internet larceny or use a computer to convert the property of another. Read more.

Under Virginia law, the following property is capable of computer embezzlement: 1. Computers and computer networks; 2. Financial instruments, computer data, computer programs, computer software, computer services and all other personal property regardless of whether they are: tangible or intangible, in a format readable by humans or by a computer, in transit between computers or within a computer network or between any devices which comprise a computer or located on any paper or in any device on which it is stored by a computer or by a human.  Read More.

Our Internet Contracts Law attorneys specialize in preparing, negotiating, interpreting, and litigating Internet contracts.  With our unique business and technical expertise and qualifications, not many Internet Law firms can provide you with our expertise and our business and technical perspective. Read more.

The Internet has created a global marketplace where competition between businesses is extremely fierce.  Protection of your business’ trade secrets is critical to ensure success in this environment.  Trade secret law properly applied to Internet specific scenarios, if utilized effectively by an Internet trade secrets attorney,  can protect your business. Read More.

When your business is getting its website ready to go online, a misstep can cost you dearly.  An error in your terms of use, privacy policy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, or domain name issues and your business may end up in the middle of expensive Internet Law Litigation. Read More.

Our attorneys specialize in the areas of hacking and unauthorized access issues, we are prepared to defend your business’ websites from unlawful intrusions.  Whether the hacking or unauthorized access is a result of violations of your terms of use or of actions by hackers in accessing sensitive data from the website without authorization, we specialize in hacking and unauthorized access legal issues.  Our attorneys can assist you in prosecuting hackers to the fullest extent of the law and in preventing further unauthorized  use of your computer network. Read More.