This story is part of Federal News Radio's daily Cybersecurity Update brought to you by Tripwire. For more cybersecurity news, click here.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Friday, November 19, 2010
Hacker Arrested After Cracking Federal Reserve
A federal grand jury has indicted a Malaysian citizen for allegedly hacking into a computer network at the Federal Reserve Bank and stealing more than 400,000 credit and debit card numbers. Federal prosecutors also allege Lin Mun Poo, 32, made a career of compromising systems at financial institutions, major corporations and defense contractors. They say he sold or traded the information he found. Also according to the Justice Department, "in approximately August 2010, he hacked into the computer system of a Department of Defense contractor that provides systems management for military transport and other military operations, potentially compromising highly sensitive military logistics information." Poo was arrested when he traveled to the U.S. in October. If convicted of the most serious charges, he faces up to 10 years in prison.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
WOW thats scary whats next
They should give him a job
Somebody is Always smarter than somebody else!!! It's bound to happen----Nothing is private!
3:35, to add... and most EVERYONE is smarter than the Federal Reserve!
Orson, how ya figure? The Fed is stealing all of us blind.
Poo should be in deeper poo than 10 years. Hacking the DoD should be espionage charges.
Post a Comment