[hext]

Forgive my ignorance, but what case could they have possibly had??

[bsuvc]

Who knows, but we live in a world where some people even consider “view source” to be hacking and attempt to prosecute them.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/15/missouri_html_hacking...

[greyface-]

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, "intentional access to a protected computer" maybe? Not a lawyer or prosecutor, but there have been some pretty ridiculous prosecutions under the Act in the past. I'm slightly nervous to even bring it up today, but I'm pretty sure the statute of limitations has run out by now.

[somehnguy]

Absolutely nothing would have happened at the time, and you have no reason to be nervous talking about it :) In my reckless teenage years I did far worse very often and nothing ever came of any of it.