Ask HN: What is the legality of hacking systems in lawless jurisdictions?

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I'm not experience in this topic so this may be a naive question, but are you breaking US law if you attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in servers in places like, for example, ISIS controlled regions or North Korea?

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IIRC U.S. citizens are always subject to U.S. law. There's no such thing as a lawless jurisdiction.

Vigilantes trying to hack ISIS probably just end up getting on NSA controlled honeypots.

[IANAL]

North Korea has laws. It is also a sovereign state under international law.

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