Kansas Grand Jury Indicts Hacker for Tampering With Public Water System
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A federal grand jury indicted 22-year-old Wyatt Travnichek of Ellsworth County, Kansas, on March 31, 2021, over allegations that he tampered with a public water system.
Travnichek was charged with one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access. If convicted, he’ll face up to 25 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.
The U.S. District Court of Kansas indictment stated Travnichek “accessed a protected computer without authorization,” then remotely logged on and “performed activities that shut down processes at the facility which affect the facility’s cleaning and disinfecting procedures.”
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