Federal Judge Sentences Illinois Man In Tulsa For Hacking Into U.S. Navy Computers

Thursday, October 23rd 2014, 8:22 am

By: News On 6

Federal Judge Sentences Illinois Man In Tulsa For Hacking Into U.S. Navy Computers

Federal prosecutors in Tulsa say an Illinois man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the hacking of the U.S. Navy, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and over 50 public and private computer systems.

U.S. Attorney Danny Williams says 20-year-old Daniel Krueger of Dix, Illinois was sentenced Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy.

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“Cyber crime is one of the most serious national security challenges we face as a nation, and it is one of the Department of Justice's highest priorities,” said U.S. Attorney Danny Williams.

“We will vigorously investigate and prosecute cyber crimes. I commend the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service for their quick actions to identify and investigate the computer intrusions.”

At the time of the hacking Krueger was a college student.

The co-defendant, Nicholas Paul Knight, 27, of Chantilly, Virginia, will be sentenced November 21, 2014. Knight was an active-duty enlisted member of the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman at the time of the hacking.

According to court documents, in June 2012, NCIS detected a breach of the Navy's Smart Web Move database, which stored personal records, including Social Security numbers, names, and dates of birth, for approximately 222,000 service members. The servers that stored these records were located in Tulsa.