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If you and the site are located in the United States, it is illegal.



Is it illegal to posses these tools btw?

I know some jurisdictions treat hacking tools the same as burglary tools, which is really dumb if you're just trying to test your own system's security.


No.


We are located in Europe, but I guess I wont try to push my boundaries.


Lots of countries criminalise black hat hacking.




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