In addition to the penalties provided by the state of Nevada, the federal government also has laws which provide separate (and sometimes additional) penalties for computer crimes. Federal law is focused more on frauds carried out using computers, especially “hacking.” Not all hacking will result in a violation of federal law, but hacking which involves any of the following could result in federal computer crimes charges against you:
Government computers;
Computers used in interstate commerce;
Crimes involving interstate commerce; and
Other crimes that are a matter of special interest to the government, such as currency schemes or trafficking of people and drugs.
Hacking can include gaining unauthorized access to a computer, changing the way a computer operates, and stealing information from a protected computer. Any of these behaviors individually or in combination can result in computer crimes charges in a federal case against you.