One hacker infiltrated US government agencies just to post them on his dedicated Instagram account “@ihackedthegovernment.”
Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to his role in the hacking of the US Supreme Court’s electronic filing system and other government agencies.
Moore pleaded guilty on January 16th in the US District Court to hacking the US Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and the Veterans Affairs Health System, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced.
Jeanine Pirro is a US television host for Fox News, a former New York prosecutor, and a close ally of President Donald Trump.
Pirro is the US attorney for Washington, DC under the Trump Administration after being sworn in on May 28th, 2025.
Court documents reveal that the US Supreme Court’s electronic filing system was only accessible to authorized users.
However, Moore accessed the filing system for over 25 days using stolen login credentials. On some occasions, the hacker would return to the site multiple times a day.
On three separate occasions, Moore uploaded sensitive information pertaining to one unknown victim to his Instagram account, “@ihackedthegovernment.”
The hacker also used stolen credentials to access another victim’s AmeriCorps account. AmeriCorps connects volunteers and offers volunteer programs to millions of Americans.
Moore then posted victim two’s personal information on his Instagram account. The personal information exposed by the hacker is unknown.
The hacker then used stolen credentials to log in to a US Marine Corps veteran’s “MyHealthEVet” account.
Moore then accessed the veteran’s medical information, including prescribed medications and other personal data, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
The hacker followed the same pattern as the first two hacks. He obtained stolen credentials, hacked his victim’s accounts, and then posted the information to his burner Instagram account.
It’s possible that Moore hacked into these accounts just to advertise his hacking capabilities, rather than to defraud his victims or sell their personal information for profit.
While Moore did publish his victim’s personal data on a public forum, which other threat actors could later exploit, it seems the hacker was more preoccupied with infiltrating government agencies than with stealing credentials and information for profit, as evidenced by his Instagram handle “ihackedthegovernment.”
However, the possibility that he stole personal information to be sold to other threat actors later can’t be ruled out.
Moore pleaded guilty to one count of fraudulent activity involving computers and is set to be sentenced in April 2026.
This offense is classified as a Class A misdemeanor, which is less severe than a felony charge, but could still land Moore up to one year in prison and fines of up to $100,000.
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