Ethical Hacker Faces 8 Years in Prison for Exposing Vulnerability in Telekom's System

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https://hungarytoday.hu/ethical-hacker-faces-8-years-in-prison-for-exposing-vulnerability-in-telekoms-system/

Fanni Kaszás
Hungary Today
2019.01.29

The Prosecution Service of Hungary has accused a computer specialist of 
breaking into the Magyar Telekom database by which, according to the 
office, he has committed a 'crime of disturbing a public utility' and 
endangered society. The young man is defended by The Hungarian Civil 
Liberties Union (HCLU/TASZ). The human rights NGO claimed in an 
announcement that the indictment file was incomplete. The 
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Prosecutor's Office reacted to the statements 
on Monday evening and rejected the HCLU’s announcement.

The man discovered a serious vulnerability in Magyar Telekom's system last 
April. He communicated it to the company, who later invited him to a 
meeting. Joint work was mentioned but never actualized. Although the 
company didn't employ him, he further tested the system. At the beginning 
of May, he found a vulnerability through which one could access all public 
and retail mobile and data traffic and monitor the servers of the 
companies served by T-Systems. However, Magyar Telekom reported an unknown 
attacker on their system that same day, leading to his arrest.

The trial began this week and according to the HCLU, "the Prosecutor's 
Office is asking for a prison sentence" despite the fact that in the 
indictment files "it is not clear what exactly has he done." The files 
lack the place, time, and means of the committed crimes he is accused of, 
"and in general, nothing that would be necessary to present the lawful 
accusation in detail."

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