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24-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Supreme Court Hacking Spree

1/15/2026

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Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, is set to plead guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic filing system 25 times over two months.
The incident highlights inadequate cybersecurity after the Dobbs leak, and critics say the response was excessive yet ineffective.
Prosecutors rely on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a broadly used statute, raising concerns about its application in this case.

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Story summary

Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, is set to plead guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court's electronic filing system 25 times over two months.
The incident highlights inadequate cybersecurity after the Dobbs leak, and critics say the response was excessive yet ineffective.
Prosecutors rely on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a broadly used statute, raising concerns about its application in this case.