‘Hackend’ Dutch Mp Henk Krol gets fine

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Second Deputy Krol of 50Plus get a penalty after the penetration of a medical system. He is not condemned for the penetration of the system itself, but for the view of too many medical records and the fast power of the media.

Henk Krol was persecuted because he was a medical system of research Assessment For You rushed in and files downloaded. He did this after someone told that the files were accessible with an easy-to-guess password, consisting of four identical digits. The Public Prosecutor’s office drafted prosecution and demanded a fine of 1500 euro. The court in Den Bosch keeps it at a fine of 750 euros. The informer is given a conditional fine of € 250.

The court takes the Mp Krol, who at the time was still not in the Second Room was only editor-in-chief of the GayKrant and ‘ not blame that he the system is invaded, as is apparent from the judgment. Although formally in conflict with the law, justifies, to prove faulty security, according to the court the infringement of the law. That Krol files downloaded to the size of the problem to be able to assess, the court is also not inconvenient.

Where the judges have more problems with, is that Krol more files viewed than necessary. Krol has the day after he three files could download and therefore had confirmed that a security issue was still a number of files searched. Below was the file of his partner, that of the co-suspect to him about the problem informed, and still have four or five other files. That was according to the court, is not necessary.

The judges take the Krol continue to blame that he too quickly to the media is disrupted. Krol explained Omroep Brabant about the vulnerability. The broadcaster made a report. Krol had the research more time should be give to respond to his findings. The matter was not so serious that immediate recourse to the media was necessary; it went to one employee who is careless with their login details and there was no reason to assume that a larger problem was. Opposite Nu.nl says Krol appeal to consider.

The verdict in the case against the informer reveals that he has the login details accidentally got to hear, during a visit to the onderzoekskliniek. The court says not to doubt the good intentions of the informer, but finds he is too fast to Krol stepped. Because of the ‘poor financial position’ of the defendant remains a conditional fine, which he only have to pay if he has a similar offense commits.