Hackers posted the personal data of several hacking victims on an Instagram account named @ihackthegovernment, according to court documents.
Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeated hacking to the US Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system. At the time, there were no details on the specifics of the hacking crime Moore admitted to.
on friday, newly filled documents – first spotted by Court Watch Seamus Hughes – revealed more details about Moore’s hacks. According to the filing, Moore not only hacked into the Supreme Court system, but also the network of AmeriCorp, the government agency that runs the volunteer stipend program; and the Department of Veterans Affairs system, which provides health and welfare services to military veterans.
Moore accessed the system using credentials stolen from users authorized to access it. After gaining access to the victim’s account, Moore accessed and stole personal data and posted some online to his Instagram account: @ihackthegovernment.
In the case of the Superior Court victim, identified as GS, Moore submitted his name and “current and past electronic filing records.”
In the case of the AmeriCorps victim, identified as SM, Moore boasted that he had access to the organization’s servers and published his “name, date of birth, email address, home address, phone number, citizenship status, veteran status, service history, and the last four digits of his social security number.”
And, in the case of a victim at the Department of Veterans Affairs, identified as HW, Moore posted the victim’s identifiable health information “when he posted a screenshot from HW’s MyHealtheVet account that identified HW and showed the prescribed medications.”
According to court documents, Moore faces a maximum sentence of one year in prison and a maximum fine of $100,000.