Two Romanians have hacked over 100 computers and police surveillance cameras in Washington

Two Romanians have hacked over 100 computers and police surveillance cameras in Washington

Two citizens of Romania charged in hacking x 123 computers and surveillance cameras in Washington, D.C., a few days before the inauguration of President Donald trump.

This was announced by the U.S. attorney’s office for the district of Columbia.

Two Romanians have hacked over 100 computers and police surveillance cameras in Washington

The suspects are 25-year-old Michael Alexander Ivanka and 28-year-old Evelyn Cismaru. They were arrested December 15 in the airport in Bucharest – the Romanian capital.

Issuance and Cismaru charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

As the agent of the Secret service, suspects were emailed malicious software on police computers Washington, which were used to control the 123-name of the 167-mi CCTV cameras city.

«This case could affect the mission of the Secret service in providing security during the presidential inauguration», — stated in the press release of the Prosecutor’s office.

Investigators said they were able to restore the cameras to the inauguration ceremony.

In addition, the Romanian hackers used compromised computers to send out malicious code with them for another 179 thousand addresses.

Mihai Ivanka in custody in Romania, Evelyn Cismaru remains under house arrest awaiting trial. Maximum hackers threatens till 20 years of imprisonment.

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