It was thought that people tapping into the power supply illegally were sending high-voltage 'spikes' down the line.

They listened to radios and watched television, using electricity tapped illegally from aboveground.

Electricity comes from illegally tapping into city supplies.

International Thousands of Americans are illegally tapping into Canada's national health care system.

Residents then flocked to the pipeline to illegally tap the gasoline.

Construction crews sometimes tap into the power source illegally, and neglect to replace the plate.

The city also cited some vendors for dumping garbage and illegally tapping into electric and water lines.

Hoover then ordered full surveillance on Oppenheimer, including illegally tapping his phones.

So how about the headline be changed to "Illegally tapping into your boss's email makes you a wiretapper"?

Few people have access to piped water, and most get their electricity by tapping illegally into power lines.