Security researcher admits penetration of Microsoft and Nintendo

Window on the World – A young security researcher admitted to having penetrated "servers" owned by Microsoft and Nintendo and stole confidential and sensitive information about the two companies, which led to his indictment.

According to The Verge, the jury discovered that Zammis Clark, known as Slipstream or Raylee, could access Microsoft servers on January 24, 2017 using an internal user password and a user name. , then remotely connected to Microsoft networks and servers. He continued this situation for at least three weeks, in addition to searching for Microsoft networks, downloading files and even downloading files from remote servers.

The defendant was able to load up to 43,000 files, after targeting the internal servers of the Windows operating system containing confidential copies not yet removed from the system, and used as a preliminary test for testing by the users. developers. He has also conducted 7500 searches with the accused versions and the construction of Windows versions have not yet been published, as well as the symbolic names and other products not officially published by the company.

The suspect shared access to Microsoft's servers, allowing individuals to access confidential information and steal it. After a home search of it, the stolen files were found as part of a joint investigation involving a Microsoft security team, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the European police and authors of the same. digital offenses. Nintendo in Japan in March 2018, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after 18 months in prison.