Swamp Rat Mueller is insane. Russians did not hack the DNC.
Neither was Podesta 'hacked'. He was duped! That stupid bastard gave out his password to phishers.
Is phishing not a crime?
It is fraudulent. People are often duped by fraud. One should not reply with one's computer password or any other significant password to any site with which one does not initiate linking. Responding to a link sent by email to you is not considered initiating the link.
I can see no reason to reveal one's computer password to any entity other than a trusted on-line computer security and virus-eraser firm so that it may access your computer on-line and fix it. Afterwards, one should change one's computer password and other passwords to banking sites.
Phishing is not illegal. NIST 800-171 require system administrators to evaluate users by sending out phishing attacks to find out which idiots click.
Accessing email without authorization is illegal, but phishing is not.
Do tell!
phish·ing
ˈfiSHiNG/
noun
noun:
phishing
- the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
On January 26, 2004, the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission filed the first lawsuit against a suspected phisher. The defendant, a
Californian teenager, allegedly created a webpage designed to look like the
America Online website, and used it to steal credit card information.
Companies have also joined the effort to crack down on phishing. On March 31, 2005,
Microsoft filed 117 federal lawsuits in the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The lawsuits accuse "
John Doe" defendants of obtaining passwords and confidential information.
In January 2007, Jeffrey Brett Goodin of California became the first defendant convicted by a jury under the provisions of the
CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. He was found guilty of sending thousands of emails to America Online users, while posing as AOL's billing department, which prompted customers to submit personal and credit card information. Facing a possible 101 years in prison for the CAN-SPAM violation and ten other counts including
wire fraud, the unauthorized use of credit cards, and the misuse of AOL's trademark, he was sentenced to serve 70 months. Goodin had been in custody since failing to appear for an earlier court hearing and began serving his prison term immediately.
Phishing is a scam where fraudsters send spam or text messages or create deceptive websites to lure personal or financial information from unsuspecting victims. ... Other states have
laws that address computer crime, fraudulent or deceptive practices or identity theft, which could also apply to
phishing crimes.
State Laws Addressing "Phishing"
1/29/2018
Phishing is a scam where fraudsters send spam or text messages or create deceptive websites to lure personal or financial information from unsuspecting victims. The messages or websites often appear to be from well-known or seemingly trustworthy entities, but instead collect information for fraudulent purposes. Twenty-three states and Guam have laws specifically aimed at phishing schemes. Other states have laws that address computer crime, fraudulent or deceptive practices or identity theft, which could also apply to phishing crimes. See also
State Spyware Laws and
Computer Crime Statutes.
For practical tips from the federal government and private industry to help guard against Internet fraud, see
OnGuardOnline.gov's information about phishing.
State
Statutory Citation
Alabama
Ala. Code §13A-8-114
Arkansas
Ark. Code §§ 4-111-102, 4-111-103
Arizona
Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-541 to -544
California
Cal. Bus & Prof. Code §§ 22948 to 22948.3
Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-454
Florida
Fla. Stat. §§ 668.701-.705
Georgia
Ga. Code § 16-9-109.1
Illinois
740 ILCS §§ 7/1 - 7/15
Kentucky
Ky. Rev. § Stat. 434.697
Louisiana
La. Rev. Stat. §§ 51:2021 et seq.
Michigan
MCL § 445.67a
Minnesota
Minn. Stat. § 609.527, Subd. 5a
Montana
Mont. Code Ann. §§
30-14-1712,
33-19-410
New Mexico
N.M. Stat. §
30-16-24.1
New York
N.Y. Gen. Bus. § 390-b
Oklahoma
Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §§ 776.8 - 776.12
Oregon
Ore. Rev. Stat. § 646.A.808
Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-52.1-1 to -5
Tennessee
Tenn. Code §§ 47-18-5201 to 47-18-5205
Texas
Tex. Business and Commerce Code §§ 325.001 - .006
Utah
Utah Code §§
13-40-201 to -204,
-401
Virginia
Virginia Code Ann. § 18.2-152.5:1
Washington
Wash. Rev. Code §§
19.190.080 -090 -100
Guam
5 GCA §§ 32703, 32704 (h)
Now tell me again that phishing is not illegal.