Dutch court convicts hacker who exploited port networks for drug trafficking

A Dutch appeals court sentenced a 44-year-old hacker to seven years for bribing a port worker to install malware via USB, establishing a remote backdoor into Port of Rotterdam/Antwerp systems that persisted for months and was used to facilitate the importation of 210 kg of cocaine; the attacker also attempted privilege escalation, stole sensitive port data, forged transport records, and engaged in extortion, with investigators relying on intercepted Sky ECC communications.