Topic: Is it illegal for someone to hack my BTC wallet? - page 7. (Read 15275 times)
To the extent I know, hacking for taking something is unlawful. I think the administration doesn't do anything, they are not in charge of that, aside from this the programmers also hack their administration site. On the off chance that they hacked into your machine and stole the private key is unlawful, they destroyed the private key while snooping on a free association is unlawful, they forcibly take the private key into reality is not unlawful. On the off chance that they snapped a fix of private key QR code behind you at an ATM is not unlawful.
Yes it's illegal but untraceable too means if a person get access to your wallet and send money to other wallets you can't find him.
Techopedia definition: Hacking is unauthorized intrusion into a computer or a network.
As long as the hacker will need to access the network or pc without permission that's invading privacy translated in legal terms is Computer trespass or might be considered computer fraud. So YES it's illegal for someone to hack your BTC wallet!
As long as the hacker will need to access the network or pc without permission that's invading privacy translated in legal terms is Computer trespass or might be considered computer fraud. So YES it's illegal for someone to hack your BTC wallet!
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The problem is that the kind of people who would hack your wallet are very good at anonymity/pseudonymity and probably choose Bitcoin for its pseudonymity. There's also the fact that since Bitcoin is quite unique and not really regarded as a stock or as money by most governments police often don't pay much attention. It's fairly relevant what country you're living in but in the most basic sense hacking your wallet is illegal just for hacking or for theft. If you report it to the proper authorities and you manage to find the identity of the hacker with appropriate evidence (which is hard in most cases) then I suspect they'll treat your case seriously.
You also need to think about how you can prevent it in the future though. If you have been hacked, think about what you could do to stop it happening again - consider a hardware wallet, and if you don't have one use an offline wallet and use good antivirus (and preferably a good VPN).
You also need to think about how you can prevent it in the future though. If you have been hacked, think about what you could do to stop it happening again - consider a hardware wallet, and if you don't have one use an offline wallet and use good antivirus (and preferably a good VPN).
For me, hacking your bitcoin address is a really bad thing, it is illegal and against the law. You can sue this person.
But if someone just get a hold your private key, lets say he just found it written on a paper, and then transfer your balance to their wallet, I think that is not theft. That is just a coincidence.
But if someone just get a hold your private key, lets say he just found it written on a paper, and then transfer your balance to their wallet, I think that is not theft. That is just a coincidence.
It's hard to sue people who steal your bitcoin. Most of the countries don't handle such kind of case. Though it is illegal and wrong, you can't do anything about it except cry.
So instead of suing them, why not take good care of wallet before it happens to us? Probably if it is stolen it is our own fault and no one else, there's been lots of reminders about how to take care of our wallet, so I think no need to reach the point where our wallet will be hacked.
It is indeed an illegal act. Hacking alone by any means is still illegal regardless of what type of account it may be.It can be punishable by law under cyber crime. Unless you had given them permission to access the account it may be considered as hacking.
For me, hacking your bitcoin address is a really bad thing, it is illegal and against the law. You can sue this person.
But if someone just get a hold your private key, lets say he just found it written on a paper, and then transfer your balance to their wallet, I think that is not theft. That is just a coincidence.
But if someone just get a hold your private key, lets say he just found it written on a paper, and then transfer your balance to their wallet, I think that is not theft. That is just a coincidence.
It is illegal to access your terminal without your permission, be that remotely, or with direct terminal access. ESP if data is accessed/tampered with. The loss of value you would experience, at the very least, should give you a civil suit if you can identify and prove the hacker.
Its definetly illegal if this persons "steals" your information.
e.g. if he hacks your pc or "reads" your private key when he can see it..
But if this person !randomly! generates this private key.. thats definetly not illegal.
e.g. if he hacks your pc or "reads" your private key when he can see it..
But if this person !randomly! generates this private key.. thats definetly not illegal.
Well from my point of view, taking something that doesn't belong to you without the owners knowledge of authorization is considered a theft, right? 
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hacking by definition is illegal, but do the hackers care? If they do, they won't be called hackers.
illegal does not mean people don't do, so better protect your own assets to avoid losses.
illegal does not mean people don't do, so better protect your own assets to avoid losses.
i think not all hackers will do illegal activity because i know some of hackers that helped investigated in internet problem but in our mind, the hacker word is mean for illegal and its happen with us and we only judge the hacker is bad.
i think its illegal for us to stolen someone's bitcoin and i think we don't have to do this, because it just make people outside will thinking that bitcoin is not safe for them.
hacking by definition is illegal, but do the hackers care? If they do, they won't be called hackers.
illegal does not mean people don't do, so better protect your own assets to avoid losses.
illegal does not mean people don't do, so better protect your own assets to avoid losses.
yes in our country it is considered as theft ,it is called hacking .but getting back your coins is a hard task as they have distributed the coins in different places with different keys ,and u could file a report about it .
Dude....hacking anywhere in the world is considered a theft. Its trespassing therefore illegal
It is illegal to hack any kind of wallet.
But it is going to be a nightmare to proof that one person is the hacker and it is going to be a nightmare to make him pay for it as bitcoin is not considered as a legal currency.
Just keep your wallet safe.
But it is going to be a nightmare to proof that one person is the hacker and it is going to be a nightmare to make him pay for it as bitcoin is not considered as a legal currency.
Just keep your wallet safe.
My question presented itself because my funds were compromised by a site which had THEIR security compromised which allowed the attackers to intercept my emails "man in the middle." They must've gone thru my emails and found some attachments with jsons files....While they didn't hack my machine directly, they did acquire direct access to some of my clients before I could encrypt the pk's....which are now theirs because they encrypted them before I had the chance. So, if they have control of the pk, then they own the money, and I could not find any laws that stated otherwise. It seems to me that deference goes to whoever controls the private key and there isn't much that can be done about that accept the application of preemptive security measures....but sometimes preemptive measures are not effective <--- especially with MITM attacks.
lol, any hack is illegal, but do the hackers care? if they do care they won't do this. Clearly they don't care and they do it for money or curiosity. It's like rob a bank, it is illegal but still there are people doing it.
On my little knowledge I believe that all of the above questions @OP asked has only one answer. Proof/evidence. Someone must proof that the hacker has compromise his system. Furthermore, must proof that has legal right on these bitcoins because hacker can claim that he owns these bitcoins and he is not a criminal. These are very difficult legal questions and an experienced attorney must be asked.
There is an attorney in the forum and @OP can ask him. But really this is a very interesting question and the four cases too.
The topic is https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17379531
There is an attorney in the forum and @OP can ask him. But really this is a very interesting question and the four cases too.
The topic is https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.17379531
Hacking has been illegal for anything not only bitcoin.
Many investors had suggested to have more clear rules for bitcoins so that bitcoin can be controlled by the law.
Now We can only protect ourself with our security skills in this forum.
Many investors had suggested to have more clear rules for bitcoins so that bitcoin can be controlled by the law.
Now We can only protect ourself with our security skills in this forum.
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This may be my opinion,, whatever form hack is theft and not justified, even if the act was illegal and not justified but to entrap him with the rule of law is a bit complicated, of course, go back to the state where the rules and regulations of legal sanction applied in the country to the hack
That's really a problem related to any hacking activities in the digital world. Most of the government in this world still lack of regulation about these hacking activities thus we're still weak and need to be really aware when connecting to the internet. Maybe it's because gathering proof in the digital world related to hacking activities which are done by the hackers still hard and most of the hackers are smart enough to not leaving their footstep so we need solution about this problem in the future. Jump to: