Sony continues its policy of aggressive retribution against hackers that attack its servers. Rather than hiring 23-year-old Cody Kretsinger to help boost it
ailing security infrastructure, Sony allowed the FBI to arrest him and charge him with attacks he allegedly perpetrated in May and June of this year. Authorities charged him with conspiracy and “unauthorized impairment of a protected computer.” Presumably, this charge exceeds, “authorized impairment of a protected computer.” Go figure.
Recursion recursed
Under the name “recursion,” Kretsinger used SQL injection to steal information from contestants in a Sony Pictures contest. He then posted the information online and publicly asked
From a single injection we accessed EVERYTHING. Why do you put such faith in a company that allows itself to become open to these simple attacks?
Kretsinger appeared before a judge in Arizona who let him go on personal recognizance, but banned him from travel to certain states and ordered his Internet access limited. Problems continue for Kretsinger because Big Brother wants him relocated to Los Angeles because that’s where Sony and its government cohorts filed charges against him. If convicted, Kretsinger could lose up to 15 years of his life.
Charge first, details later
The ferocity and veracity of the FBI charge speak for themselves:
The extent of damage caused by the breach of the studio’s computer network remains under investigation, the FBI said.
Initial reports of the incident suggested that the Kretsinger retrieved the personal information of one million or more people, but Kretsinger reportedly only posted about 39,000 of those online at the LulzSec website.
About LulzSec
LulzSec reportedly works under the Anonymous umbrella, the hacking consortium that helped destroy the Sony Playstation Network earlier this year.
In other news, the FBI arrested another LulzSec hacker. That case involved an attack on the Santa Cruz County Government organized by Anonymous. Hacker Commander X, now identified as a homeless man named Chris Doyon. Anonymous reportedly organized the Santa Cruz attack to protest stringent rules against camping within the county.
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