Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

A hacker has recently revealed the personal information of several victims through his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment, as detailed in a court document. Nicholas Moore, 24, from Springfield, Tennessee, admitted guilt last week to multiple intrusions into the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system. New revelations from a court filing, highlighted by Court Watch’s Seamus Hughes, shed light on the extent of Moore’s hacking activities. Not only did he breach the Supreme Court's systems, but he also infiltrated AmeriCorps, a government agency that manages volunteer programs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, which serves military veterans. Moore utilized stolen credentials from authorized users to gain access to these networks. Once inside, he extracted personal data from his victims and shared it online via his Instagram account. For instance, he posted the name and electronic filing records of a Supreme Court victim, referred to as GS. Additionally, he claimed to have accessed the servers of AmeriCorps, publishing sensitive details of a victim identified as SM, including their date of birth, email address, home address, phone number, citizenship status, veteran status, service history, and the last four digits of their Social Security number. Moreover, in the case of a victim from the Department of Veterans Affairs, known as HW, Moore shared identifiable health information by sending a screenshot from HW’s MyHealtheVet account, which not only identified HW but also listed prescribed medications. Moore now faces serious repercussions, with a potential maximum sentence of one year in prison and fines reaching up to $100,000.