Depends on the Jurisdiction... However If I found out that it was my site, I'd have to debate on whether or not to sue your ass... But that's just me... However, you could approach the website to see if they would like you to do a security audit or port-scan for them...
Just a thought Wayne -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nightfall Nightfall Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 7:54 PM To: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk Subject: [Full-disclosure] scanning Is it illegal if I perform a vulnerability scan on a site without permission from the owner? How about a simple port scan? thanks.. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
