- Kansas Man hacked the health club, for non -profit and former employer to promote its services
- He claimed responsibility and offered repair support
- He could incur up to five years in prison and more
A Kansas man pleaded guilty of hacking of several organizations only to promote his own cybersecurity services.
Nicholas Michael Kloster, a 32 -year -old man from Kansas City, was charged in 2024 for breaking three organizations, including a health club and a non -profit organization of Missouri.
During the incident, Kloster sent an e-mail to business owners by claiming the responsibility of the attacks and by offering consulting services to prevent future cyber attacks, and his fate will soon be determined.
CYBERATCKER admits having pushed its own consulting services
In one case, Kloster accessed the systems of a gymnasium by breaking a limited area. He manipulated the system to delete his own photo database before reducing his monthly membership fees to $ 1. He then explained to the owner of the company that he had bypassed the connection identification information for the security cameras and accessed the router settings.
In a separate incident, Kloster used a start -up disc to get around authentication in the systems of a non -profit organization, theft of sensitive data, the installation of a VPN and the modification of user passwords.
A press release from the American lawyer’s office of the western district of Missouri explains that “the company has undergone significant losses to try to correct the effects of this intrusion”.
In addition, Kloster would have stolen credit card data from a former employer to buy hacking tools (including a USB key announced as a piracy tool on vulnerable computers) after being dismissed from the company in April 2024.
The lawyer’s office explained that Kloster’s actions deserve up to five years’ imprisonment in federal prison without parole, a fine of up to $ 250,000, up to three years of supervised release and a restitution order. A jury will decide on the exact consequences he will face, but the FBI involvement suggests that Kloster could face fairly serious sanctions.
