Are the actions of the TheDarkOverlord Solutions in this case (hacking into the schools district's servers and stealing data, sending threatening e-mails to students and parents, and demanding money in exchange for not releasing the personal data and e-mails of students and teachers) an act of cyberterrorism? Explain in a sentence or two why you believe or why you do not believe this is an act of cyberterrorism.

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• Assuming this is not an act of cyberterrorism, what is it? Is it a crime under U.S. law? (Hint: think about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)). What part or parts of the CFAA would the actions of TheDarkOverlord Solutions violate? (Another hint: look at the summary of the CFAA prepared by Professor Mann - Module 5).
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• What are some possible means by which the TheDarkOverlord Solutions could have accessed the school district's servers? (Hint: look at some of the types of malware discussed in Module 1 and some of the techniques used to commit fraud discussed in Module 6).
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• If the TheDarkOverlord Solutions released personal information about students and teachers, have they violated the Privacy Act of 1974? Explain in a sentence or two why or why not?
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• What if theTheDarkOverlord Solutions found evidence that a teacher in the Flathead Valley School District had been using school computers to access, download, and store child pornography and they released that information to the public. Would that be a violation of the Fourth Amendment if that information was used by the local authorities to prosecute the teacher? Explain in a sentence or two why or why not?

References: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/09/21/hackers-holds-entire-school-district-to-ransom/Links to an external site.

https://www.montanarightnow.com/news/cyber-terrorist-group-outlines-ransom-in-letter-to-flathead-valley/article_695ea923-ad20-5837-b922-e3677205e691.html

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