Hacker Posts His Crime On YouTube, Lands In Jail 176
wiredmikey writes "A former contract security guard who admitted hacking into a hospital's computer systems (where he worked), was sentenced to 110 months in Federal prison. Why did he do it? He admits that he intended to use the bots and the compromised computers to launch DDoS attacks on the websites of rival hacker groups. The FBI says he posted video of himself hacking into the hospital computers on YouTube — While the theme of 'Mission Impossible' played, he described his hack, step by step, including the insertion of a CD containing the OphCrack program, which allowed him to bypass all security. The FBI found the CD containing the OphCrack program in McGraw's house and found the source code for the bot on his laptop."
I think he knows the underwear gnomes. (Score:5, Informative)
Step 2) ????
Step 3) Jail!
Re:Seems a bit excessive (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Security researchers or confidential informants (Score:5, Informative)
But... he is a security researcher, here's his security [mcgrewsecurity.com] websites [dissectingthehack.com] and his LinkedIn says he has a PhD in Computer Science and works at the Mississippi State University Center for Computer Security Research (CCSR). [linkedin.com]
I'd say he's qualified. I don't understand why parent automatically assumed he was just an informant. If you're a private detective and with PhD in Criminal Forensics and you see a felony take place wouldn't you call the police? Would
Re:110 Months (Score:3, Informative)