On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: > On Apr 7, 2016, at 07:41 , William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 5:36 AM, Bacon Zombie <baconzom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would ignore the portscans since there is nothing wrong with portscanning > the Internet. > > You might want to check with your lawyer on that. If you > _intentionally_ port-scan a computer located in Virginia without the > owner's permission (and do nothing else, just port-scan it) it's a > class 3 misdemeanor under 18.2-152.1, et seq. That's up to a $500 fine > for each computer you scan. By comparison, shoplifting is a class 1 > misdemeanor while possession of a schedule V narcotic is another class > 3. > > I think you’re on shaky ground here. > > 18.2-152.3 reads:
That's computer fraud. You want § 18.2-152.4, computer trespass. -Bill -- William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us Owner, Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>
