What will happen if I hacked somebody’s email?
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What will happen if I hacked somebody’s email?
I hacked a friend’s email and sent a silly not so nice message from it to one of her contacts. I think she guessed or knows that it’s me as we’ve been having some relation/friendship abondonment issues between us. Now I am scared of legal retribution due to my heat of the moment anger. What do I do? I’ve never done anything before. I feel bad and guilty for my choices.
Asked on August 12, 2018 under Criminal Law, Arkansas
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Hacking ones email comes under the Computer Crime statutes in your state, so the laws vary from being a misdemeanor to a felony depending. Becuase the severity of the crime varies so then does the severity of the punishment. I might speak with a local attorney on this one. Not only is it hacking of the person you hacked but it could be some sort of harassment of the person you sent it to.
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