Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Powered by Max Banner Ads A 20-year-old Auckland computer hacker has been discharged without conviction after launching a cyber-attack on the University of Melbourne in 2011. Neil McDonald appeared before Judge Pippa Sinclair at the North Shore District Court today facing one charge of intentionally accessing a computer system without authority. The charge faces a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment. Outlining the police summary of facts, Judge Sinclair said the attack occurred between November 12 and 15, 2011 when McDonald, then 17, launched a “SQL [structured query language] injection attack” through a redundant service database at the University of Melbourne. The court heard the type of attack used by McDonald was commonly used by hackers. McDonald gained the logins and passwords for four administrators and 275 staff members in the attack and then contacted the university and claimed responsibility, the court heard. He also boasted about the attack on social media and in a radio interview, Judge Sinclair said. The university then laid a complaint with Victoria Police’s e-crimes squad, and a search warrant was executed at McDonald’s Auckland home. Since his arrest, the court heard he had voluntarily completed 50 hours’ community service in his bid to obtain a […]
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