Supreme Court hacker posted stolen government data on Instagram

A hacker posted the personal data of several hack victims on his Instagram account, @ihackthegovernment, according to a court document.

Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the US Supreme Court’s electronic filing system. At the time, there were no details about the specifics of the hacking crimes to which Moore admitted to committing.

And on Friday, a newly filled out document – first discovered by Court Watch’s Seamus Hughes – revealed more details about Moore’s hacks. According to the filing, Moore hacked not only the Supreme Court’s systems, but also the AmeriCorps network, a government agency that runs volunteer payroll programs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ systems, which provides health and welfare care to military veterans.

Moore gained access to those systems using stolen credentials of users authorized to access them. Once he had access to these victims’ accounts, Moore accessed and stole their personal data and posted some of it online on his Instagram account: @ihackthegovernment.

In the case of the Superior Court victim, identified as GS, Moore published his name and “current and prior electronic deposit records.”

In the case of the AmeriCorps victim, identified as SM, Moore bragged that he had access to the organization’s servers and posted the victim’s name, date of birth, email address, home address, telephone number, citizenship status, veteran status, service history, and the last four digits of his Social Security number.

In the case of the victim at the VA, identified as HW, Moore released the victim’s identifiable health information “when he sent one of his colleagues a screenshot of HW’s MyHealtheVet account that identified HW and showed the medications he had been prescribed.”

According to the court document, Moore faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a maximum fine of $100,000.