It all changed after the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) passed in 1986. Before that, there were no federal crimes against hacking. I don’t remember any sta

It all changed after the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) passed in 1986. Before that, there were no federal crimes against hacking. I don’t remember any state statutes, either, but there may have been some scattered around here and there. My state certainly did not have any or I’d have been in “juvi”.