Re: Update on mail bombing threats--not so funny
Brian Koref (bkoref@wisp1.wisp.com)
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 12:58:09 +0000
> From: "Mark Mooney" <mmooney@megabits.net>
> To: <ids@uow.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: Update on mail bombing threats--not so funny
> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:36:57 -0500
> Reply-to: ids@uow.edu.au
> Where can I find these USCS Documents?
>
> I am new to this
>
> Thank you
> Mark Mooney
>
> > Uhm, read the USCS 1029 and 1030. They have to do with illicit access
> > devices, applicable to passwords, credit card numbers, etc. Sending
> > someone email has _nothing_ to do with access device fraud. Read.
> Think.
> > flaming people who talk about law but are basically clueless,
> > Max
18 USC 1029 has to do with access devices (namely password files).
18 USC 1030 however, deals with "unauthorized access" and
"recklessly causing damage." Depending on if the victim system is a
"protected system," you may be able to find a US attorney to
prosecute.
Ciao,
Brian Koref, Special Agent, USAF
Computer Crime Investigations
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
4864 Virginia Ave
Andrews AFB, MD 20762
(301) 981-5469
DSN: 858-5469