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Security-leak hacker jailed
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:06:57 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=259961 By NOOR TOORANI Gulf Daily September 17, 2009 A GOVERNMENT emp-loyee, accused of leaking classified information about Bahraini intelligence agents, did it out of revenge, it emerged yesterday. The Bahraini man was yesterday sentenced by the High Criminal Court to three years in prison for leaking confidential information from the National Security Agency (NSA). The computer analyst, who was a former Pension Fund employee, allegedly hacked into the NSA system and retrieved the names of the agents and any cuts made to their salaries. He then posted the information on the Bahrain Forum website, during 2006. He claimed, during interrogations, that he leaked the information in revenge for the arrest of Haq Movement for Liberties and Democ-racy chief Hassan Mushai-ma and religious scholar Mohammed Al Moqdad by NSA agents, according to court documents. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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