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This raises the question: Is port scanning without consent a violation of the CFAA? Either it is legal, and researchers should face no repercussions for doing so, or it isn't and eBay is non-compliant with CFAA. I recall hearing about someone either being arrested or convicted due to port scanning a courthouse, but it was many years ago and I can't find the case with a cursory Google search. I have to wonder what val…
This raises the question: Is port scanning without consent a violation of the CFAA? Either it is legal, and researchers should face no repercussions for doing so, or it isn't and eBay is non-compliant with CFAA. I recall hearing about someone either being arrested or convicted due to port scanning a courthouse, but it was many years ago and I can't find the case with a cursory Google search. I have to wonder what val…
Was it this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21023023
That one you linked is a messed up case. There is a phenomenal podcast that interviews those guys and walks through their engagement. https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/59/
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Not illegal. Sites like shodan.io would have an issue if it was.
That's a fallacious argument. The fact that someone is doing something doesn't mean it's automatically legal.
One time, I port scanned my public IP (of my ISP) from an EC2 box, and I got an email from EC2 saying they received an abuse complaint from the ISP for port scanning activity.
This raises the question: Is port scanning without consent a violation of the CFAA? Either it is legal, and researchers should face no repercussions for doing so, or it isn't and eBay is non-compliant with CFAA. I recall hearing about someone either being arrested or convicted due to port scanning a courthouse, but it was many years ago and I can't find the case with a cursory Google search. I have to wonder what val…
LMAO a downvote in 3 seconds. Good old hacker news. Well, downvotes don't make you right. I'm trying to open your eyes and you downvote me. I guess that is to be expected.
This raises the question: Is port scanning without consent a violation of the CFAA? Either it is legal, and researchers should face no repercussions for doing so, or it isn't and eBay is non-compliant with CFAA. I recall hearing about someone either being arrested or convicted due to port scanning a courthouse, but it was many years ago and I can't find the case with a cursory Google search. I have to wonder what val…
Not illegal. Sites like shodan.io would have an issue if it was.
Shodan is outside your network's firewall, therefore only able to access services you've exposed to the wider web.
If I understand the article, the websocket scan eBay is doing is trying to connect to local listeners on your laptop, behind your network's firewall and possibly even behind your laptop's firewall.
Trying to open a connection on the other hand it's like trying to open the door. That should be considered as a violation.
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That's a fallacious argument. The fact that someone is doing something doesn't mean it's automatically legal.
IANAL, but more likely it depends on intent and context. So shodan.io is okay because it’s not explicitly malicious, and they have clear paths to contact them if you suspect abuse. Whereas, if you’re suspected of hacking a website, the fact that you port scanned it a week prior to password spraying it might serve as evidence against you. That is, it seems unlikely anyone would be prosecuted for port scanning alone, b…
This raises the question: Is port scanning without consent a violation of the CFAA? Either it is legal, and researchers should face no repercussions for doing so, or it isn't and eBay is non-compliant with CFAA. I recall hearing about someone either being arrested or convicted due to port scanning a courthouse, but it was many years ago and I can't find the case with a cursory Google search. I have to wonder what val…
I'd say 90% of the time the powers that be at the company had no idea someone was running that software, or that it was still running at their company, and then someone moved a firewall and the system was exposed to more than intended. Then they'd turn it of ... and find another similar tool running somewhere else.
It could be a simple as a test or security system run amok.
> Furthermore, when I installed and ran a VNC server, I didn't detect any difference in site behavior - so why is it looking for it? I think behind the scenes they keep log of some sort of fraud risk, e.g. geoip different from billing country, suddenly a new operating system, vnc/teamviewer running would probably flag your account (even for benign purposes, e.g. you can get your money back or purchase cancelled if th…