computer crime
Americannoun
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Origin of computer crime
First recorded in 1970–75
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Police arrested the pair on charges of violating the country's computer crime law last month after raiding their homes.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Thai authorities have also increasingly used the country's computer crime laws to prosecute those who've posted critical comments on social media.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023
Espinosa denied that he was responsible for the video and says he was the victim of "computer crime."
From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2022
Attorney Christopher B. Brown and Justice Department computer crime trial attorneys Jessica Peck and Catherine Pelker argued in court filings.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022
Although Pad didn't think he could be prosecuted for hacking under British law in early 1990, he knew that Britain was about to enact its own computer crime legislation—the Computer Misuse Act 1990—in August.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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