Anything involving doing something to someone else's computer systems, without their permission, is illegal. It doesn't matter what your motives are. Whether y

Anything involving doing something to someone else's computer systems, without their permission, is illegal. It doesn't matter what your motives are. Whether you will be prosecuted or convicted for those acts is a separate issue. Rule of thumb: if you cause harm/damage/bad things to happen, you will be prosecuted.