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Man sentenced for hacking U.S. Supreme Court and government systems

  • What: A man was sentenced for hacking into U.S. Supreme Court and government systems
  • Impact: Unauthorized access to government networks using stolen credentials
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Security Operations , Government security , Identity Man sentenced for hacking U.S. Supreme Court and government systems April 20, 2026 Share By SC Staff Nicholas Moore has been sentenced to one year of probation for hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system multiple times over several months. Moore also targeted the networks of AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to TechCrunch. Moore gained unauthorized access to these government systems by using stolen credentials. He reportedly bragged about his actions on an Instagram account named @ihackedthegovernment, where he also posted personal information of individuals he had compromised. The U.S. Supreme Court’s filing system, AmeriCorps, and the Department of Veterans Affairs were all accessed using credentials obtained from one of his victims. Moore was initially facing a year in prison and a $100,000 fine, but prosecutors later recommended probation. Source: TechCrunch SC Staff Related Security Operations Express website vulnerability exposed customer order details SC Staff April 20, 2026 The vulnerability allowed unauthorized access to order confirmation pages, revealing customer names, phone numbers, email addresses, postal and billing addresses, and details of purchased items. SOC Your SOC, not the vendor’s: Why the AI SOC has to be customizable, not a black box Paul Wagenseil April 20, 2026 Only organizations that invest in customizable, agentic AI SOCs will turn AI into a strategic advantage. Security Operations Fiverr faces scrutiny over exposed user files SC Staff April 20, 2026 The data exposure occurred because Fiverr utilized Cloudinary for image and PDF storage, employing public URLs instead of secure, expiring links. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Basic Authentication Certificate-Based Authentication Cold Warm Hot Disaster Recovery Site Countermeasure Cron Daemon Digest Authentication Digital Certificate Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Discretionary Access Control (DAC) You can skip this ad in 5 seconds

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