Nicholas Moore Gets Probation for Hacking Supreme Court 25+ Times
Nicholas Moore, 25, of Tennessee was sentenced to one year of probation Friday for hacking into the Supreme Court's electronic filing system more than 25 times. He also hacked AmeriCorps and Veterans Administration systems.
A Tennessee man who repeatedly broke into the Supreme Court's computer system got a light sentence Friday. Nicholas Moore, 25, was sentenced to one year of probation for his cyber crimes.
Moore pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of computer fraud. He admitted hacking the Supreme Court's electronic filing system more than 25 times in 2023. He used stolen login credentials to break in.
The hacker didn't stop at the Supreme Court. Moore also broke into computer systems at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administration Health System. He bragged about his illegal access on social media.
Moore could have faced up to one year in prison for the computer fraud charge. Instead, he got probation only. The case was handled by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office.
The Supreme Court's electronic filing system lets lawyers submit documents for cases. A security breach could expose sensitive legal information before cases are decided.
This shows how vulnerable government computer systems are to hackers. The Supreme Court handles the nation's most important legal cases, and weak security could let criminals access sensitive information about ongoing cases.
Moore will serve his probation term, likely with computer use restrictions.
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