Romanian Hacker Sentenced to 56 Months for Selling Access to Oregon State Network
Summary
Catalin Dragomir was sentenced to 56 months in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors said he hacked an Oregon state network and sold access to it and other networks.
Key points
- Dragomir was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison; the judge credited two months he spent jailed in Romania before extradition.
- He pleaded guilty in February 2026 to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.
- The Justice Department said he accessed an Oregon state government office network in June 2021 and sold access to it and other U.S. networks.
- The Oregonian reported that access to the Oregon network was sold for $3,000 in Bitcoin.
- Dragomir admitted selling information obtained from at least 10 other organizations; prosecutors said the scheme caused more than $250,000 in losses.
- Dragomir claimed he worked for another hacker rather than being the scheme’s mastermind.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Criminal sentencing for selling access to compromised networks
- Impact
- Catalin Dragomir was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. The US Justice Department said he hacked an Oregon state government office's network in June 2021 and sold access to it and other compromised US networks, with losses exceeding $250,000. The Oregonian reported that access to the Oregon network was sold for $3,000 in Bitcoin.