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Tennessee Conservative Staff –
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023 after it was discovered that he posted his crimes on Instagram.
24-year-old Nicholas Moore of Springfield allegedly created an Instagram account under the username “ihackedthegovernment” and posted screenshots of his criminal activity.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C., Moore stole the credentials of three individuals and was able to access the U.S. Supreme Court’s filing system, AmeriCorps’ internal member portal, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ medical platform.
Those three individuals included a person with authorized access to the Court’s files, a veteran who is a member of AmeriCorps, and a retired U.S. Marine.
“Between Aug. 29, 2023, and Oct. 22, 2023, Moore accessed the filing system without authorization using the stolen credential of an authorized user over 25 days, sometimes returning to the site multiple times on the same day,” the release stated. “On three occasions, Moore posted screenshots to his Instagram account, @ihackedthegovernment, of his victim’s Supreme Court filing system details including the victim’s name and other information.”
It was said that he hacked into the Supreme Court’s system more than two dozen times.
After hacking into the filing system, he was able to gain access to the AmeriCorps portal and later posted screenshots to Instagram. The member’s name and personal information was visible in those screenshots.
He also used the Marine’s information to access his personal medical records. He again posted screenshots that showed identifying, personal information and also sent a screenshot to another individual, showing the medications that the person had been taking.
Moore pleaded guilty to one count of computer fraud. The misdemeanor charge could lead him to be sentenced to a year in federal prison and be required to pay up to $100,000 in fines.
He is scheduled to be sentenced in D.C. on April 17 by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell.
Sources:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/tennessee-man-pleads-guilty-to-repeatedly-hacking-21299467.php
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tennessee-man-pleads-guilty-hacking-161200318.html
