Supreme Court Hacker Posted Stolen Government Data on Instagram

Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, who pleaded guilty last week to hacking into U.S. government systems, including the Supreme Court, posted stolen personal data of his victims on Instagram, according to court documents filed Friday. The documents, first spotted by Court Watch's Seamus Hughes, revealed that Moore also hacked into the networks of AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Moore used stolen credentials to gain access to the systems, according to TechCrunch. The court filing revealed the extent of the breaches and the type of information compromised.

Moore pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the Supreme Court's electronic document filing system. Details about the specifics of the hacking crimes Moore admitted to were not initially available at the time of his plea.

The Instagram account used to post the stolen data was named "ihackthegovernment," according to TechCrunch. The data was obtained from breaches of the Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and the VA.