Ever wonder how a pentest turns into felony charges? Coalfire duo explain Iowa courthouse arrest debacle

Ever wonder how a pentest turns into felony charges? Coalfire duo explain Iowa courthouse arrest debacle

Black Hat The two penetration testers whose arrest and imprisonment made headlines last year are finally sharing their story, and it is a doozy.


Florida man Justin Wynn and Seattle resident Gary DeMercurio, both pentesters at infosec shop Coalfire Systems, said the ordeal they experienced in Iowa last September could have been avoided had they just done a better job of documenting the scope of their audit in writing.


That and not running into an ornery sheriff. A favorable judge died suddenly, too, mid-case.


The pair were performing a routine penetration test at the Dallas County courthouse at night when they tripped an alarm, were collared by deputies, and, ultimately, charged with felony trespassing – a crime that can lead to ..

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