Romanian National Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Networks of Oregon State Government Office
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A Romanian national pleaded guilty to selling unauthorized access to an Oregon state government office's network and other U.S. victims, causing over $250,000 in losses. He was arrested in Romania and extradited to the U.S.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Last week, a Romanian national pleaded guilty in connection with an online intrusion into an Oregon state government office in 2021 and other cyberattacks on U.S. victims. According to court documents, Catalin Dragomir, 45, formerly of Constanta, Romania, sold access to a computer on the network of an Oregon state government office after obtaining unauthorized access to it in Jun. 2021. During the sale of access to the computer, Dragomir provided the prospective buyer with samples of personal identifying information from the computer. He also sold access to the computer networks of numerous other victims in the U.S., causing losses of at least $250,000. Dragomir was arrested in Romania in Nov. 2024 and extradited to the U.S. in Jan. 2025. News Release