First, it depends on where you live in the world as to what the penalties and laws are.
It is a crime to hack into a computer.. especially a government computer (and that can cover many things).
You can go to http://www.cybercrime.gov
and that will give you the laws in the USA regarding hacking and various other computer crimes such as piracy / copyright infringement.
If you are an "ethical hacker".. even then you can get in trouble. I always get a GOOJFC (get out of jail free card) which is a document that states specifically that I have been given permission by someone in authority to do so at that company, etc.. etc... without that express permission you can get in trouble as a security professional at a company testing the systems...
As far as being caught and prosecuted ... that's a Federal crime... so it would be investigated by the FBI and DOJ and it would be a federal felony.. which can never be expunged (unlike state crimes). Federal time is also different than state time... Federal time is a mandatory 75% of the time.. whereas State time is usually 50% or less in places where there is overcrowding.
Depending on the damage you caused... you could also be sued in a civil court for damages by the company you hacked. Or, you could be terminated from your job (and also possibly jailed) if you were a security professional say hacking the network without that permission I mentioned.
If you hacked into someone's mail... you would be caught.
Your ISP would get a subpoena from law enforcement and with that art of the ECPA satisfied your ISP would give them logs which timestamp your activities... end of story.
The person you hacked could sue for damages in civil court and could press criminal charges. The government will also have the option to get you on some violation of title 18 U.S.A. (see cybercrime.gov) etc...
I would suggest you check out the website I gave you and do some Google searching on past hackers and their sentences.. such as Kevin Mitnick, or the many pirates who have received time or are in the process...
It is a crime to hack into a computer.. especially a government computer (and that can cover many things).
You can go to http://www.cybercrime.gov
and that will give you the laws in the USA regarding hacking and various other computer crimes such as piracy / copyright infringement.
If you are an "ethical hacker".. even then you can get in trouble. I always get a GOOJFC (get out of jail free card) which is a document that states specifically that I have been given permission by someone in authority to do so at that company, etc.. etc... without that express permission you can get in trouble as a security professional at a company testing the systems...
As far as being caught and prosecuted ... that's a Federal crime... so it would be investigated by the FBI and DOJ and it would be a federal felony.. which can never be expunged (unlike state crimes). Federal time is also different than state time... Federal time is a mandatory 75% of the time.. whereas State time is usually 50% or less in places where there is overcrowding.
Depending on the damage you caused... you could also be sued in a civil court for damages by the company you hacked. Or, you could be terminated from your job (and also possibly jailed) if you were a security professional say hacking the network without that permission I mentioned.
If you hacked into someone's mail... you would be caught.
Your ISP would get a subpoena from law enforcement and with that art of the ECPA satisfied your ISP would give them logs which timestamp your activities... end of story.
The person you hacked could sue for damages in civil court and could press criminal charges. The government will also have the option to get you on some violation of title 18 U.S.A. (see cybercrime.gov) etc...
I would suggest you check out the website I gave you and do some Google searching on past hackers and their sentences.. such as Kevin Mitnick, or the many pirates who have received time or are in the process...
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