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Definition[]

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act[]

Loss is

any reasonable cost to any victim, including the cost of responding to an offense, conducting a damage assessment, and restoring the data, program, system, or information to its condition prior to the offense, and any revenue lost, cost incurred, or other consequential damages incurred because of interruption of service.[1]

References[]

  1. 18 U.S.C. §1030(e)(11).