How likely am I to get caught for placing a RAT on someone's PC and extracting data? Am I likely to get arrested? I would assume most police department's IT security personnel is lacking and they wouldn't even know where to begin but I'd rather not lose my job.
you'll get the book thrown at you if you get caught because judges are literally scared of technology
Trivial to detect. Trivial to stick the charges on you. As an added bonus. the CFAA applies.
Source: Law Enforcement.
>>56122186
It's punishable by up to one year in prison, but I doubt they'd go that far.
>>56122212
Calling bullshit on this, there's plenty of RATs available that are undetectable by the OS or AV itself, so the crime could never even be reported in the first place. If the data is being sent through a VPN tunnel to a remote server how would the Podunk police force find me exactly?
>>56122234
If it's across state lines it's a federal investigation.
>>56122234
>It's punishable by up to one year in prison, but I doubt they'd go that far.
You are naive as fuck if you believe that you can only get a maximum of one year. You'd take the plea deal of 5 years to avoid 30, but part of the plea deal is no computer access for 10 years after release.
>>56122308
>LEO knows shit about law
Florida statute that relates to this says it's a first degree misdemeanor, which is punishable by maximum of one year.
>>56122262
Nah locally, some random guy, no one important.
Anyone have any real experience with this?
lol @ >>56122337
again, the CFAA applies, and if federal gets involved youre going to kick yourself in the ass when you hear the time involved.
examples have to be made. when a forensic team subpoenas the isp, takes the machines, etc. the best route you can take is to describe everything you did so everyone's jobs are easier, making your time in prison a little less.
>>56122535
>Butthurt LEO that knows he couldn't catch me
I wanr a pet rat little bastards are adorable