NT Hacker faces jail
The man accused of plunging the Northern Territory government’s computer network into chaos has been committed to stand trial.
OVer 10,000 thousand public servants were locked out of their computers in May after the NT government’s network was hacked and employee details and passwords deleted. Services affected included Hospitals, Prisons and the Supreme Court.
David Mcintosh has been charged with 13 computer related offences – with a maximum possible jail term of 10 years.
The prosecution alleges that the man was a disgruntled employee of a contract company that conducted IT services for the government computer system. It is alleged he used a colleague’s log-in and password to access the network and cause the widespread disruption.
After a two day committal hearing, Magistrate Sue Oliver today ordered McIntosh stand trial in the Supreme Court.
He has been remanded in custody and the case has been adjourned until December.
