In many states, computer crime laws prohibit a person from performing certain acts without proper authorization.  These include:

• 1) accessing a computer, system, or network
• 2) modifying, damaging, using, disclosing, copying, or taking programs or data
• 3) introducing a virus or other contaminant into a computer system
• 4) using a computer in a scheme to defraud
• 5) interfering with someone else’s computer access or use
• 6) using encryption in aid of a crime
• 7) falsifying e-mail source information
• 8) stealing an information service from a provider.