Security News > 2011 > March > Leader of Hacker Gang Sentenced to 9 Years For Hospital Malware

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/03/ghostexodus-2/ By Kevin Poulsen Threat Level Wired.com March 18, 2011 The former leader of an anarchistic hacking group called the Electronik Tribulation Army was sentenced Thursday to 9 years and 2 months in prison for installing malware on computers at a Texas hospital. Jesse William McGraw, aka “GhostExodus,” was also ordered to pay $31,881 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. McGraw, 26, of Arlington, Texas, came to FBI’s attention in 2009 after he shot a YouTube video of himself staging an “infiltration” mission at an office building, in which he’s seen dramatically skulking through the halls and installing RxBot on a desktop computer. According to the government, the Electronik Tribulation Army was building a modest botnet to attack rival hacker gangs, including Anonymous — which at the time was known more for ambitious pranks than for the hacktivism that has since made it famous. In another video McGraw displayed his personal collection of infiltration gear, including lock picks, a cellphone jammer and fake FBI credentials. Both videos turned out to be shot at the Northern Central Medical Plaza in Dallas, where McGraw worked as a night security guard and had free run of the building. [...]

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