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Steps 2 and 3 are definitely illegal. Send an anonymous email to the site owners / contact info if you want to be a good citizen. Then forget about this. Not
by grumple 4y ago
Steps 2 and 3 are definitely illegal.
Send an anonymous email to the site owners / contact info if you want to be a good citizen.
Then forget about this. Not your leak, not your problem. Every user in the US has had their personal info, many passwords, and their social security info leaked by now anyway. Don't get personally involved.
- mulmen 4y agoAt this point OP has publicly stated they have potentially committed a crime and intend to commit further crimes. An overzealous LEO can easily track down OP. The only reasonable course of action is to contact a lawyer.
- grumple 4y agoWell, the justice department announced this yesterday which should allow harmless white hat behavior: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-new-policy-charging-cases-under-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-announces-... But doing anything further is a bad idea imo.
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- mulmen 4y agoThat statement absolutely does not bless “harmless white hat behavior”. That interpretation is a step on the path to prison. The Justice Department said they might not prosecute some crimes, depending on how they feel about you. Nobody is innocent. You do not want the Justice Department or any LEO sniffing around your life. The CFAA is still law and violating it is still a crime. You can still have your door kicked down and your life ruined.