Yes, I remember the Panix mess. If godaddy went in and modified the root record for a customer not its own the inappropriateness should be completely obvious, as would be the corrective action and appropriateness of great urgency on godaddy's part in taking that action.
In that case, it might be a crime, since I assume it does not have authorised access to the records of those not its customers, who have no agreement with it.