The 25-year-old British hacker Sean Caffrey admitted on Thursday that
he broke into the US Army's communications system in 2014 and has access
to personal and sensitive information for many of its members.
According to a press release issued by the British National Anti-Crime Agency, the young man was able to capture "user names and e-mail addresses" of more than 800 users of the US Army's satellite communications system, as well as some 30,000 satellite telephones This is the case for regular mobile phones).
Caffrey was arrested in 2015 at his home after British authorities tracked down the hacking effects. He stated that he did not use any service to hide his IP address, and discovered that he had connected to a hacked Pentagon communications service on his computer. A collection of US Department of Defense accounts and phones.
According to some newspaper reports, the young man belongs to the Lizard Squad group, which is responsible for a wide range of major breakthroughs in the last three years.
The arrest of the accused came after the collaboration of the British Bureau of Investigation and the American Federalism. The latter stated that there are prominent minds in the use of computers such as Caffrey, but others are seeking to detect any abuses in the digital world and bring criminals to justice.
Capri pleaded guilty to the Birmingham Crown Court Thursday and will be sentenced on August 14 under the UK Anti-Piracy Act and the Computer Abuse Act.
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According to a press release issued by the British National Anti-Crime Agency, the young man was able to capture "user names and e-mail addresses" of more than 800 users of the US Army's satellite communications system, as well as some 30,000 satellite telephones This is the case for regular mobile phones).
Caffrey was arrested in 2015 at his home after British authorities tracked down the hacking effects. He stated that he did not use any service to hide his IP address, and discovered that he had connected to a hacked Pentagon communications service on his computer. A collection of US Department of Defense accounts and phones.
According to some newspaper reports, the young man belongs to the Lizard Squad group, which is responsible for a wide range of major breakthroughs in the last three years.
The arrest of the accused came after the collaboration of the British Bureau of Investigation and the American Federalism. The latter stated that there are prominent minds in the use of computers such as Caffrey, but others are seeking to detect any abuses in the digital world and bring criminals to justice.
Capri pleaded guilty to the Birmingham Crown Court Thursday and will be sentenced on August 14 under the UK Anti-Piracy Act and the Computer Abuse Act.
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