### Question
Can you define what damage means?


### Answer
**Damage** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1030*:

> any impairment to the integrity or availability of data, a program, a system, or information, that—


(A) causes loss aggregating at least $5,000 in value during any 1-year period to one or more individuals

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1030*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 47-FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS**

