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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

They were just barely starting to get serious about legislating cyber security, so you were only maybe breaking some laws. I remember in the 90's it was a lawless land. There were no laws against hacking, or at least none that anyone understood, and most sites had terrible security. I gained access to someone's Hotmail once just by trying "anon/anon" as a user/pass combo. I also used to gain access to e-commerce customer databases just by googling certain SQL strings. I'd poke around and then send the webmaster an email letting them know their site was vulnerable.

[-] Sprokes@jlai.lu 12 points 8 months ago

There isn't a law against hacking but I am sure there are other applicable laws when you do harm while hacking.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 8 months ago

There is, it's called CFAA and is absurdly broad. Pretty much any time you

knowingly accessed a computer without authorization

it's technically illegal.

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

So you're telling me every time I stole my sister's phone and took goofy selfies with it?? Straight to jail???

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Seems that way yeah. Naturally this sort of law is selectively enforced to nab whoever they have a problem with though so probably your sister doesn't have the clout to bring you to justice.

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

That's a really good point

[-] SolarMech@slrpnk.net 6 points 8 months ago

Yes, you horrible criminal monster.

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

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