Is email hacking a crime?

i had to create a new account because someone hacked into my email. although they didn't change anything, do any damage, or any of that, they just read my emails and changed my password is there anything i can do about it? can i press charges against them? what are my options?

Is email hacking a crime?
yes


How To Contact Yahoo To Report Abuse To Your Account





if you have signed in yahoo in the last 4 months and it wont take your sign in details


some one has probably hacked your account





What you can do if you think someone has accessed your account without permission


you can report them and change password at link below if possible





More Info





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/a...





Email Yahoo Account Security





account-security-help@cc.yahoo-inc.com





provide all information you can that makes you think someone has hacked your account





Abuse Form





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/a...





Change Password Click Here





https://edit.yahoo.com/config/change_pw?





More Info





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/id...





Call Yahoo! Customer Service





USA: 1-866-562-7219 --- 1-800-318-0631


UK 020 7131 1000


Canada: 1-877-722 3755


Direct Number: 1-408-349-1572


Fax Number: 1-408-349-3301
Reply:Well, the first answer was rather POINTLESS! I have noticed that he posts the SAMEexact response to all of the questions he answers!





But the answer is yes it is a crime. What are your options ....... YOU HAVE NONE! I went through this same thing about a month ago. I contacted Yahoo, who basically told me to change my secret question and deal with it! I contacted lawyers and they told me that since no spam was sent from email, no harrassment or any other crime was committed via my email there was nothing I could do, even though I knew 100% who had broke into my account.


So I contacted the local police dept. and they basically told me the same thing the lawyer had told me. Breaking into someone's email is a crime, but not a crime that is worth investigating.





The only advise I can give you would be to change your secret question to something that no one would guess in a million years or close the account completely and create a new one and only give it to people you TRUST!