• thermal_shock@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Or having the FBI leak your password and you using it without authorization. Legally it 100% falls under hacking in the USA.

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/hacking

    First sentence. You don’t have to have stolen the password, if you login to another account, and someone proves you did, you can be charged if they want to pursue it.