Theregister Dutch Hacker Sentenced for Aiding Cocaine Smugglers via Port IT Systems
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A Dutch national was sentenced to seven years in prison for hacking port IT systems to facilitate cocaine smuggling. The Amsterdam Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, rejecting the hacker's appeal that claimed police unlawfully accessed his encrypted messages. The individual was arrested in 2021 and convicted in 2022 for his role in the crime.
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