November 25, 2024 at 02:29PM
Nicholas Michael Kloster, a 31-year-old from Kansas City, was indicted for hacking into a health club and a nonprofit to promote his cybersecurity services. His actions caused $5,000 in damages and included unauthorized access, data manipulation, and identity theft. He faces potential sentences totaling 15 years in prison if convicted.
### Meeting Notes Takeaways:
1. **Subject**: Nicholas Michael Kloster, 31, indicted for hacking activities.
2. **Locations**: Kansas City, Missouri; breaches involved a health club and a nonprofit organization.
3. **Incidents**:
– **April 26, 2024**: Hacked into a health club’s systems, sent an email to the owner pitching cybersecurity services.
– Demonstrated unauthorized access to security cameras and router settings.
– Reduced his gym membership fee to $1, deleted his photo from the database, and stole staff name tag.
– Posted evidence of control over gym’s security system on social media.
– **May 20, 2024**: Breached a nonprofit organization.
– Physically accessed a restricted area, bypassing security using a boot disk.
– Caused approximately $5,000 in damages through unauthorized access and system modifications.
– **Third Incident**: Allegedly used stolen credit card information to purchase hacking tools from a previous employer.
4. **Charges and Potential Penalties**:
– Facing charges for unauthorized access and reckless damage.
– Possible prison sentence of up to 15 years (5 years for unauthorized access, 10 years for damages).
– May incur fines and restitution costs to victim organizations.
5. **Next Steps**: Legal proceedings following the indictment process.