US Supreme Court Hacking: Nicholas Moore Set to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

Even the highest court in the land isn't safe from a laptop and a motive. Nicholas Moore, a 24-year-old resident of Tennessee, is expected to plead guilty this week to hacking the US Supreme Court's electronic filing system.

The Details Behind the US Supreme Court Hacking Guilty Plea

According to court documents first reported by Court Watch, Moore allegedly accessed the court's systems on 25 different days between August and October 2023. Prosecutors stated that he intentionally obtained information from a protected computer without authorization. While the specific nature of the data Moore accessed remains undisclosed, he's scheduled to enter his plea via video link this coming Friday, January 16.

A Growing Trend of Judicial Breaches

This isn't an isolated incident. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts recently bolstered its defenses following a massive breach attributed to Russian state-sponsored hackers. The fact that a single individual managed to repeatedly access the Supreme Court's filing system raises serious questions about the resilience of the federal judiciary's digital infrastructure against both state actors and independent hackers.