{"id":54243,"date":"2023-10-19T14:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-navy-it-manager-gets-5-years-in-slammer-for-2018-database-heist\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:01:08","slug":"ex-navy-it-manager-gets-5-years-in-slammer-for-2018-database-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ex-navy-it-manager-gets-5-years-in-slammer-for-2018-database-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Navy IT manager gets 5 years in slammer for 2018 database heist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former IT manager for the US Navy is facing a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for selling thousands of people&#8217;s personal records on the dark web.<\/p>\n<p>While still a chief petty officer, Marquis Hooper accessed a database containing millions of records and over the course of five months sold details of more than 9,000 people online.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the total sum generated by Hooper and his wife, Natasha Chalk, co-defendant in the case and former Navy reservist, reached the equivalent of $160,000 in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The data sold online was then used by criminals. In one case, data was purchased, used to create a fake driver&#8217;s license, which was then used in an attempt to withdraw money from a bank.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hooper&#8217;s sentence was far less severe than the maximum he faced \u2013 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors&#8217; sentencing suggestions, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/technology\/articles\/1733454\/ex-navy-it-official-gets-5-years-for-stealing-selling-9-000-ids\" rel=\"nofollow\">Law360<\/a>, acknowledged Hooper&#8217;s lack of criminal history and willingness to accept responsibility, but argued that due to his military status he &#8220;should be punished harshly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Inside the crime<\/h3>\n<p>Court records indicated that in August 2018, Hooper opened an account with an unnamed company that runs a database from which he later went on to steal.<\/p>\n<p>Hooper falsely represented himself to the company, telling it that he required access to the database&#8217;s personally identifiable information (PII) to fulfill background checks for the Navy. The company limits access to its database only to businesses and government agencies that have a lawful reason to use the data it holds.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZTQGgnNr1vYv@Og1EfbiHwAAAE4&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The company closed Hooper&#8217;s account in December of the same year after it suspected fraudulent activity was taking place.<\/p>\n<p>Hooper and Chalk unsuccessfully tried to gain access to the database again using another account which they asked an unnamed, unindicted co-conspirator to open on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>Using the same method Hooper had used months earlier, they instructed the co-conspirator to open the account under the pretense that the Navy required it for background checks. He also offered to pay them $2,500 for every month the account remained open.<\/p>\n<p>This was initially refused, with the company that ran the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/software\/databases\/\">database<\/a> asking for a Navy supply officer to sign a contract between it and the co-conspirator to prove that the intended purpose for the account was legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>Furthering their illicit activities, Hooper generated fake documents using the PII he stole from the database in a bid to convince the company that the signatory of the contract was a genuine Navy supply officer, a role with the authority to procure services.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a 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