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Hacker admits he gave military members’ data to the Islamic State
Source: Washington Post
Hacker admits he gave military members’ data to the Islamic State
By Rachel Weiner and Ellen Nakashima June 15 at 1:04 PM
A hacker arrested in Malaysia last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing the personal data of U.S. service members and passing it to the Islamic State terrorist group.
Ardit Ferizi, a 21-year-old citizen of Kosovo who was living in Kuala Lumpur, used the Twitter handle “Th3Dir3ctorY” as part of a collective of hackers from his home country.
Last June, he hacked into a server used by a U.S. online retail company and obtained data of about 100,000 people. Later in the summer, he sent the names, email addresses, passwords and locations of about 1,351 federal employees and military members to the Islamic State.
Asked by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Tuesday why he would ally himself with a violent terrorist organization, Ferizi offered little explanation.
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By Rachel Weiner and Ellen Nakashima June 15 at 1:04 PM
A hacker arrested in Malaysia last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing the personal data of U.S. service members and passing it to the Islamic State terrorist group.
Ardit Ferizi, a 21-year-old citizen of Kosovo who was living in Kuala Lumpur, used the Twitter handle “Th3Dir3ctorY” as part of a collective of hackers from his home country.
Last June, he hacked into a server used by a U.S. online retail company and obtained data of about 100,000 people. Later in the summer, he sent the names, email addresses, passwords and locations of about 1,351 federal employees and military members to the Islamic State.
Asked by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Tuesday why he would ally himself with a violent terrorist organization, Ferizi offered little explanation.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/hacker-admits-he-gave-military-members-data-to-isis/2016/06/15/975deeb4-330b-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html
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