Indictment of Malaysian Cyber Criminal Arrested at JFK

[Valin]

U. S. Naval Institute:

November 2010

Some VERY interesting details, some of which will likely be hard to prove. But if they are even true by half, the United States Government (and DoD) may want to reconsider how “secure” they consider their critical networks, and just how ready we are for a major cyber event.

From the Prosecutor’s proffer of charges:

(Snip)

In his post-arrest statement, the defendant admitted compromising the computer servers of a number of major financial institutions and companies. For example, the defendant admitted that he compromised a computer network of the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) by exploiting a vulnerability he found within their secure system. The FRB in Cleveland, Ohio has confirmed that an FRB computer network was hacked in approximately June 2010, resulting in thousands of dollars in damages, affecting ten or more FRB computers, and forming the basis for Counts Three and Four.
(Snip)

The defendant has not limited his criminal conduct to compromising financial institutions. The government has obtained evidence that his cybercrime activities extend to the national security sector. For example, in approximately August 2010, the defendant hacked into the secure computer system of a major Department of Defense contractor, which provides systems management for military transport and other highly sensitive military operations. These are but a few examples of the government’s evidence of the defendant’s criminal hacking activity targeting the United States’ financial and national security systems.

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[Pepper]

Valin!

 

We don't no need no stinking hackers. We can screw things up ourselves, thank you very much.

 

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[Valin]

Valin!

 

We don't no need no stinking hackers. We can screw things up ourselves, thank you very much.

 

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Thanks! I feel sooo much better now.

"We have met the enemy, and he is us'

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