Australia: Darwin Hacker Jailed for Three Years

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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Via ZDNet Australia.

[snip]

A Northern Territory IT worker who caused millions of dollars of damage to
government systems has reportedly been jailed for three years.

Computer engineer David Anthony McIntosh, 28, is a former CSG employee who
crashed several government services at Berrimah Prison, Royal Darwin
Hospital and the Supreme Court on 5 May last year. McIntosh also deleted
over 10 thousand public servants from the system. CSG holds major contracts
with the NT Government.

Ninemsn late yesterday reported [1] McIntosh had been jailed for three
years as a result of the system crashes, with Justice Stephen Southwood
reportedly telling McIntosh he "didn't cause significant permanent harm
(but) nonetheless it was malicious".

The Northern Territory News reported last year that McIntosh said he felt
"isolated" and "stressed" due to his physical segregation from the rest of
his team. McIntosh used his colleague's log-in and IP address to breach the
systems.

[snip]

Link:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Darwin-hacker-jailed-for-three-ye
ars/0,130061744,339295476,00.htm

[1]
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/771952/darwin-government-hacker-jailed

It's a bit odd to hear that the presiding judge sum this up in that he di
not  "...cause significant permanent harm..." when it was earlier
characterized as "Million Dollar Network Sabotage":

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/10/08/8185_ntnews.html

Shucks.

- - ferg

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