Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, “I made a mistake"
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Nicholas Moore received one year of probation for accessing government systems and posting user data on Instagram.
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Your personal information stored in government systems like the US Supreme Court's filing system, AmeriCorps, or the VA Health System could be vulnerable to unauthorized access.
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Nicholas Moore, a 25-year-old Tennessee man, was sentenced to one year of probation today in US District Court for the District of Columbia after pleading guilty to accessing government systems with stolen login credentials. Moore accessed user accounts on the US Supreme Court's electronic filing system, AmeriCorps, and the Veterans Administration Health System between August and October 2023. He then publicly posted screenshots of users' personal information to his @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account. The US government had requested 36 months of probation for the unauthorized access but did not seek jail time or a fine. Moore avoided prison time despite his actions.
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