Techcrunch Tennessee Man Sentenced for Hacking US Supreme Court Filing System
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- •Nicholas Moore accessed the Supreme Court's filing system using stolen credentials.
- •He was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to computer fraud.
- •Moore publicly shared his hacking activities on social media, raising security concerns.
Nicholas Moore, a 25-year-old from Tennessee, was sentenced to one year of probation for hacking the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic filing system. He accessed the system on 25 different occasions in 2023 using stolen credentials from an authorized user. Moore also hacked into AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs, posting personal information and screenshots of the Supreme Court's internal pages on his Instagram account, @ihackedthegovernment. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor computer fraud charge in January 2026. Prosecutors initially sought a year in prison and a $100,000 fine, but later recommended probation. Moore expressed remorse during the sentencing, stating he wants to be a good citizen.
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