Higinio Ochoa, Hacktivist Turned White Hat, On The Cybercrime Magazine Podcast

On Jun. 25, 2012, 31-year-old Higinio O. Ochoa, III of Dallas, Texas, the self-proclaimed affiliate of laptop hacker teams generally known as “Nameless” and “CabinCr3w” pleaded responsible, admitted that in Feb. 2012, he hacked into computer systems belonging to the Texas Division of Public Security; Alabama Division of Public Security, Houston County, Alabama; and the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Affiliation.

Ochoa additional admitted that he unlawfully downloaded private and confidential data, deleted knowledge, engaged in web site defacement, made stolen data obtainable to others, and boasted about his legal actions on-line. He was sentenced to 27 months in federal jail, adopted by three years of supervised launch.

Now, Ochoa (aka w0rmer), 45, refers to himself as a “former hacktivist turned seasoned cybersecurity skilled” and his resume contains 20 years of expertise as an moral hacker, Linux administrator, programmer, penetration tester, and speaker.

Ochoa is a member of the white-hat hacker group Sakura Samurai. He not too long ago got here on the Cybercrime Journal Podcast to debate his journey, together with the transition from being a high-profile goal of the FBI to a cybersecurity skilled, the tradition of hacktivism, and extra.

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