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So, self-defence laws in Germany apply to property also.

But it seems like they're also very restrictive on what you're permitted to do. Hacking has no justification in law.

in 2021 there was new laws added to help security researchers, but that goes out of the window as soon as you release private information (which has no justification in German law and may get you 2 years of prison time).

So, at least in the context of this thread; committing a crime in the comission of stopping a crime is not legal.

Or were you referencing something else?