Security News > 2021 > March > Swiss security provocateur who leaked Intel secrets indicted by US authorities

Readers may remember Kottman pointed out holes in a security skills assessment website run by Deloitte, dropped 20GB of Intel secrets onto the web and shamed the security of DevOps tool SonarQube by releasing third-party code created with the project.

Illegally accessing computers belonging to a security device manufacturer located in the Western District of Washington and stealing proprietary data.

Improperly used the credentials of an employee of a "Manufacturer of tactical equipment" and accessed the manufacturer's source code databases.

Kottman justified cracking systems and leaking info as whistleblowing rather than a criminal activity.

The indictment [PDF] alleges Kottman's activities went beyond merry pranking and moved into attempts to defraud victims for personal gain.

The USA has an extradition treaty with Switzerland, which rather increases the chances that Kottman will soon see the inside of a US courtroom.

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