---
id: 3704
title: "Proposed Changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Austin Powers, and You"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/proposed-changes-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act-austin-powers-and-you"
published_at: "2015-01-16T13:17:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "vulnerability-disclosure", "hackerone", "cfaa", "advocacy", "law-policy"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3704"
lang: en
---

# Proposed Changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Austin Powers, and You

## Summary

Why proposed CFAA amendments alarm security researchers: expanded language could criminalize routine vulnerability research and testing — HackerOne urges cooperation over prosecution.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2015-01-16T13:17:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/proposed-changes-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act-austin-powers-and-you
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3704