Self defense law generally suggests that you're only allowed to use the *minimum* force necessary to protect yourself.
In this case that's not hacking the machine that's scanning you. It's blocking its IP at your firewall. (Which, frankly, is less time consuming anyway.)
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Anonymous
In this case that's not hacking the machine that's scanning you. It's blocking its IP at your firewall. (Which, frankly, is less time consuming anyway.)
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