What Happens When You Scan Someone's IP Without Permission in 2026 (The Law)

📰 Originally published on SecurityElites — the canonical, fully-updated version of this article. Before reading this — how confident are you about the legality of port scanning? It’s always legal — you’re just sending packets I know it’s a grey area but never thought about specifics I know it can be illegal without permission I know the specific laws and how they apply to scanning Scanning IP Without Permission in 2026 :— The question every new security learner asks and the one most tutorials q