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Board Legal
Re: Is it illegal for someone to hack my BTC wallet?
by
BitcoinGirl.Club
on 10/12/2017, 23:22:34 UTC
I'm not clear on this one point.  If somebody got a hold of my private key and moved funds from an address that I claimed on the ledger, is that against the law?  At what point could that be considered a crime?  For example, if they hacked into my machine and stolen the private key; if they sniped the pk while snooping on a public access connection; brute forced the pk into existence; or just plane snapped a shot of my qr code over my shoulder....ect  In which of those examples could I pursue prosecution for the theft of my coin?  
Probably this act of moving funds from an authorized account to their account would be considered trespass or computer theft regardless whether bitcoin is legal or illegal in your jurisdiction.

Other likely charges https://www.pagepate.com/experience/criminal-defense/federal-crimes/federal-computer-crimes/