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How illegal would it be to,

Obtain a moderators log in information(NOT ON LINUS TECH TIPS, on a site that I use)

Use the account to delete posts on the site,

Remove their experience etc.

Also, if it were to cause the site to crash from the immense stress of a mass deletion is that illegal?

 

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2 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

How illegal would it be to,

Obtain a moderators log in information(NOT ON LINUS TECH TIPS, on a site that I use)

Use the account to delete posts on the site,

Remove their experience etc.

Also, if it were to cause the site to crash from the immense stress of a mass deletion is that illegal?

 

its not "illegal"

but its a SUPER dick move

 

 

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technically yes... but there are tones of ways around the legality of certain things... which i will not state.

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well that's illegal to say the least, don't do it. some things are funny other things are just rude and mean spirited. please consider others when doing or thinking such things. 

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4 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

How illegal would it be to,

Obtain a moderators log in information(NOT ON LINUS TECH TIPS, on a site that I use)

Use the account to delete posts on the site,

Remove their experience etc.

Also, if it were to cause the site to crash from the immense stress of a mass deletion is that illegal?

 

Ehhh... Depending on the site it could be considered a breach of privacy and break some obscure cyber-security law. Typically just a douche move though. Don't be a cunt.

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1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

well that's illegal to say the least, don't do it. some things are funny other things are just rude and mean spirited. please consider others when doing or thinking such things. 

How is it in any way illegal?

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1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

How is it in any way illegal?

i am assuming logging into a mod account/ social engineering is not legal.  also identity theft. 

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5 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

How illegal would it be to,

Obtain a moderators log in information(NOT ON LINUS TECH TIPS, on a site that I use)

Use the account to delete posts on the site,

Remove their experience etc.

Also, if it were to cause the site to crash from the immense stress of a mass deletion is that illegal?

 

It would depend on whether the site's owner has a terms of service that you are breaching and/or they can define harm has been created.  If they can define any kind of financial harm, they can make a civil lawsuit for damages.  Best bet is to just not do it.

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1 minute ago, Gix7Fifty said:

You will be breaking state and federal laws so that is how illegal it is. 

Which state/federal law applies to online forum security?

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ummm.....

maybe not do that....

thats not something you ask about

@Ryan_Vickers hey can you remove this post please, it's diving into illegal stuff

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1 minute ago, samiscool51 said:

ummm.....

maybe not do that....

thats not something you ask about

@Ryan_Vickers hey can you remove this post please, it's diving into illegal stuff

Nobody has explained what law says you can't log into another person's forum account.

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Logging into an account that isn't your, is considered "hacking" in the eyes of the law in Canada and the US and as such is illegal. I don't know about other countries.

There has been plenty of examples of people getting arrested for doing sh*t on someone's facebook account because they left it open for all to see, so what you're wanting to do is pretty much the same, if not worth.

I believe this falls under the privacy laws. 

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2 minutes ago, JoostinOnline said:

Which state/federal law applies to online forum security?

Lots, just ask him. The fappening dude.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/24/chicago-man-who-hacked-celebrity-nude-photos-sentenced-to-9-months-in-prison.html

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it would at most be identity theft in an actual legal court, but you better believe your ass will be off that forum when they find out.

 

(note the use of "when" instead of "if", people arent idiots, especially on accounts of permission information is logged pretty darn closely.)

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1 minute ago, Gix7Fifty said:

Lots, just ask him. The fappening dude.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/01/24/chicago-man-who-hacked-celebrity-nude-photos-sentenced-to-9-months-in-prison.html

Hacking into email accounts and stealing personal information is totally different than deleting an account on a forum.

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It's not on a forum but I see what you mean.

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I managed to retrieve every moderators password and account. Haven't done anything with them yet though.

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1 minute ago, JoostinOnline said:

Hacking into email accounts and stealing personal information is totally different than deleting an account on a forum.

I will just refer to you as a litigant. 

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1 minute ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

It's not on a forum but I see what you mean.

Just tell us what site so we can send the FBI at your home

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2 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

I managed to retrieve every moderators password and account. Haven't done anything with them yet though.

Is it HacksDen?  Because I only care if it's HacksDen (my forum).

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