You can say someone stole your bike so you broke into their house to steal it back, but it doesn't negate that you also committed a crime. I think law enforceme

You can say someone stole your bike so you broke into their house to steal it back, but it doesn't negate that you also committed a crime. I think law enforcement would probably be pretty unlikely to bother charging someone popping a few cybercriminals who stumbled across their honeypot, but they could charge you if they want to.