IT specialist indicted on hacking charges

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities in Chicago say an information technology specialist has been indicted on charges of hacking after he allegedly damaged the servers of a suburban company after he was fired.

In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says that in the indictment this week, Edward Soybel is accused of accessing servers of the Lake Forest-based W.W. Grainger Inc. several times last year and damaging the company’s automatic inventory management program.

The 34-year-old Soybel of Chicago is charged with 10 counts of intentionally causing damage to protected computers, one count of attempting to cause damage to protected computers and one count of attempting to access a protected computer without authorization.

He was arrested Wednesday and pleaded not guilty later that day. The release says he remains in federal custody.

More In

US Army aims to complete multidomain task force structure by FY28

The service is planning to station its 5th Multidomain Task Force at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, and will complete formation all five MDTF units by FY28.

AUKUS allies developing undersea capabilities they can field this year

The three AUKUS navies may see advanced undersea technology like small drones and AI-enabled target recognition tools tested and fielded this year.

US, UK issue sanctions on Iran over drone and missile attack on Israel

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power drones used in the April 13 attack.

How the Space Force is making its systems more resilient

A little-known board has been working over the last year to identify resiliency measures and ensure the systems the Space Force buys meet those standards.

Lack of standards slows allied tech-sharing, Space Force official says

While the issue is often raised by commercial firms, the official told the Defense Innovation Board it is also a challenge for international allies.