In recent cybersecurity news, Nicholas Kloster, a Kansas City resident, has been questioned about accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining data.

Kloster reportedly targeted two organizations: a health club and a nonprofit, using unauthorized access to pitch his cybersecurity experience.

The incidents began in April 2024. Kloster was said to have entered a health club, bypassed security systems, and manipulated internal accounts. Among his actions, he erased his photograph from the gym’s network, reduced his monthly gym membership fee to $1, and accessed the facility’s security cameras. He later posted an image of the gym’s system on social media, boasting about his control.

In a similar event in May, Kloster reportedly breached a nonprofit’s premises. He used a boot disk to bypass authentication and gain access to sensitive systems. It is claimed he used this access to use a virtual private network, change account credentials, and disrupt operations. This resulted in what was described as reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access.

Kloster’s said misuse extended to a former place of work, where he used a company credit card to make personal purchases. These purchases included a thumb drive marketed for exploiting vulnerable systems. His actions reportedly caused significant financial and operational impacts for the organizations involved.

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