Correctional Officers Exposed in Hack at Plymouth County Correctional Facility

Convict may receive two years in prison if found guilty of identity theft.

A Level 3 (or high-risk) sex offender in Massachusetts hacked into the Plymouth County Correctional Facility computers and may have allow other inmates access to past and present information on prison employees. This information included names, birthdays, Social Security numbers, home addresses and phone numbers of over 1,000 employees.

Francis G. Janosko hacked into the prison’s computer network in late 2006 and allowed access to prison employee information to inmates until around February of 2007.

The arrest was made the beginning of November 2008, and Janosko, 42 years of age, could face 10 years in prison and a quarter million dollar fine if convicted on the count of intentional damage to a protected computer in addition to the two years for identity theft.

This is terrifying beyond the risk of identity theft as correctional officers home addresses were available to convicts who may have a grudge against them. Employees would be highly advised to protect their identity from theft with a credit protection service. A home alarm system and some pepper spray for the better half may be a great idea as well.