California Man Charged 4K in Connection to NetSuite Hacks: Report
A California man who pleaded guilty to intentional damage of a computer network in relation to a series of 2012 hacks has been sentenced to a year in prison and a $124,000 fine. Robert Saunders, 30, of San Jose, was apprehended in Oregon in 2014, and pled guilty in February to hacks causing approximately $189,000 in losses to a San Meteo-based company. Reports indicate that the company is NetSuite.
The series of hacks included blocking potential customers by changing details associated with a demo account, obtaining information from a database, and posting offensive material in the company’s test account, according to a release by the US Justice Department.
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Saunders was ultimately charged with one count of Intentional Damage to a Protected Computer; four counts of Obtaining Information from a Protected Computer without Authorization; and two counts of Possession of a Firearm in Interstate Commerce while Unlawfully using a Controlled Substance. He pleaded guilty to the intentional damage charge under the conditions of a plea agreement.
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The wording of the Justice Department release headline “restitution for costs incurred” indicates the inclusion of mitigation and related costs in the $189,000 damages.
Saunders will also serve three years of probation, and forfeits the property seized in the investigation. His prison sentence is shorter than those received by the four members of cyber-vandal group Lulzsec in a UK court in 2013.
Source: TheWHIR