Sean Caffrey, a 25-year-old resident of Sutton Coldfield inwards the West Midlands, has admitted to breaking into a U.S.A. armed forces communications arrangement inwards June 2014 in addition to stealing usernames in addition to e-mail addresses of over 800 employees in addition to information from 30,000 satellite phones, the UK's National Crime Agency announced on Thursday.
The UK authorities arrested Caffrey inwards March 2015 afterward they traced dorsum the hack to his habitation IP address, which indicates the hacker did non role whatever anonymity service, such every minute VPN, proxy or Tor, to shroud its track.
The NCA officials too discovered that an online messaging job concern human relationship linked to the Pentagon satellite arrangement assault was opened in addition to operated from Caffrey's computer.
After a forensic exam of his seized computers, the investigators discovered the stolen information related to the U.S. DoD satellite on the difficult drives.
However, the U.S. authorities did non tell just how Caffrey successfully carried out the hack.
According to the NCA's March 2014 Lizard Squad, a hacking grouping that's responsible for many high-profile attacks, including Xbox Live in addition to PlayStation.
"ISIS WARRIORS UNVEIL - We smite the Lizards, LizardSquad your fourth dimension is near. We're inwards your bases, nosotros command your satellites," the Pastebin post read. "The missiles shall rein upon thy who claim alliance, sentry your heads. TOP THE AIR-STRIKES OR WE WILL DO AS YOU DO! "Caffrey pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court Th to ane offense nether the Britain's anti-hacking law, the Computer Misuse Act.
According to the U.S. Defence Department, the breach terms the Pentagon nigh $628,000 to make the damages caused past times the Caffrey's intrusion.
"After rigid partnership working betwixt the NCA, the FBI in addition to the DoD's Defense Criminal Investigative Service at that spot was real clear, real compelling prove against Sean Caffrey," said Janey Young, investigations managing director at the NCA.
"No ane should mean value that cyber offense is victimless or that they tin larn away alongside it. The NCA has people alongside skills similar Caffrey's, but they're doing the contrary to him inwards detecting cyber criminals in addition to bringing them to justice."The FBI in addition to the Department of Defense collaborated inwards the investigation alongside the UK officials.
Caffery is scheduled to look earlier the guess for sentencing on fourteen August.
