Supreme Court Hacker Posts Stolen Government Data on Instagram Account

Springfield: A hacker posted personal data from his victims on his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment. Nicholas Moore, 24 years old, admitted to hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system.

Last week, he pleaded guilty, but the details of his crimes were not clear at first. However, a new court document shows more about what he did. Moore hacked into not just the Supreme Court but also AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

He used stolen usernames and passwords to get access to these places. After getting in, Moore took personal data from his victims and shared it online. For instance, he posted information about a Supreme Court victim named GS and shared the names and electronic filing records.

He also bragged about accessing AmeriCorps’ servers and published a victim named SM’s personal details, like his date of birth and social security number. Another victim, HW, had their health information shared when Moore sent a screenshot from HW’s MyHealtheVet account.

Moore is facing up to one year in prison and a maximum fine of $100,000 for his actions.