A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty in federal court to hacking into the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as accounts at AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs Health System.
Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, admitted in U.S. District Court to fraud activity in connection with computers, a Class A misdemeanor. He faces up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000 when sentenced by Judge Beryl A. Howell on April 17.
According to court documents, Moore accessed the Supreme Court’s restricted electronic filing system without authorization at least 25 times between August 29 and October 22, 2023. He used stolen credentials from an authorized user and sometimes returned multiple times in a single day.
On three occasions, Moore posted screenshots on his Instagram account @ihackedthegovernment showing details from his victim’s Supreme Court filing system account, including names and other information.
Moore also used stolen credentials belonging to an authorized user of MyAmeriCorps to access another victim’s AmeriCorps account between August 17 and October 13, 2023. He obtained personal information from AmeriCorps servers and posted it on Instagram on October 17.
Additionally, Moore accessed the Department of Veterans Affairs “MyHealthEVet” platform using login details belonging to a U.S. Marine Corps veteran on five days between September 14 and October 14, 2023. This allowed him access to private health data such as prescribed medications. Moore posted this information online and claimed he had breached VA servers.
The investigation was conducted by the Supreme Court Police - Protective Intelligence Unit and the FBI Washington Field Office with assistance from inspectors general at both the Department of Veterans Affairs and AmeriCorps.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys John Borchert and Rami Sibay for the District of Columbia are prosecuting the case.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro stated: "Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in connection with hacking the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court at least 25 times and additionally hacking accounts at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administration Health System."
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