Supreme Court hacker sentenced to year of probation
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A Tennessee man received one year of probation for repeatedly hacking the Supreme Court and other federal systems.
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Nicholas Moore, a 25-year-old Tennessee man, was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to repeatedly hacking the Supreme Court’s electronic filing system. Moore admitted to hacking the high court more than two dozen times, along with accounts at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administration Health System. He also boasted about his unauthorized access on social media. This sentencing addresses a significant breach of federal government systems, including the nation's highest court.
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Nicholas Moore was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to hacking federal government systems.
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