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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by anoonmoose on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @04:07PM (#36063259)
I don't agree with that. If your DDoS prevents me from using services I paid for, I could rightfully sue you in small claims for the damages. They'd be small- a percentage of a monthly Internet bill. It's still damages.
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by charcircuit on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @04:17PM (#36063357)
It would depend on if being unable to access services you paid for would be considered damage to a "protected computer" which is specifically the kind of damage 1030(a)(5) protects against.
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Re:The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet by SkyPuncher on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @08:47PM (#36065874)
The law includes a special level of "protected computer", but it broadly includes many other devices.
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