Hacking in jail : man hacks jail to get prisoner released early

Are you a fan of Mr. robot serial drama? whether yes or not, the reality of cyber hacking is going to hit anyone in any way. A Michigan man pleaded guilty last week to the hacking computer network of Washtenaw county jail, where he modified inmate records in an attempt to have an inmate released early.

Profile:

Name: kondras voits

Age: 27

Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Accusation: false bomb threat

Hacking Technique:

- Email spear spear-phishing

   He tried this but doesn't work. NOT BAD!!!

   

- Telephone social engineering

   He switched to calling county jail employees and that's worked!

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- Downloading and running `malware on a machine

   He called other jail employees and asked them to visit the certain website to download and install an executable that would upgrade county jail system.

- False personal identity as "Daniel Greene"

  He sent emails to jail staff posing as a named "Daniel Greene"

- Creating look-alike domain to trap

   He registered the domain "ewashtenavv.org"  look-alike of "ewashtenaw.org".

- Gaining full access to network

  He was able to gain full access to the jail county computer network and sensitive county record such as "XJail " system, accessed the records of several inmates and modified the record of an inmate.

voits now faces up to ten years in prison and fine of up to $250,000.