Sure, but what was the intent? Did you crack a hash as some part of a computer contest? Or were you helping someone crack the hash with the intent to get acce

Sure, but what was the intent? Did you crack a hash as some part of a computer contest? Or were you helping someone crack the hash with the intent to get access to a US DoD government computer? The way the law is apparently written, the first is not illegal. The second would be conspiracy.