18 USC § 1030 (a) (4) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 Knowingly and with intent to defraud, a

18 USC § 1030 (a) (4) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 Knowingly and with intent to defraud, accesses a protected computer without authorization, or exceeds authorized access, and by means of such conduct furthers the intended fraud and obtains anything of value, The courts have interpreted "protected computer" as any computer connected to the internet.