On one occasion, the intruder also ran a program that destroyed the electronic data files that recorded his presence on the system. The joint investigation determined that air traffic control data was not compromised as a result of the intrusion and no one's safety was at risk. By April 11, Special Agent Ed Goings, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, had traced the intrusions to a computer system at the Connecticut home of the target, who was 13 at the time of the alleged computer attacks. Special Agent Goings, Special Agent Jennifer Walker, DOT and other agents executed a search warrant at the teen's home, where they seized computers that allegedly were used in the illegal computer intrusions. AG Reilly has proposed legislation that would stiffen the criminal penalties for hacking crimes as well as ensure that all forms of computer attacks could be prosecuted under Massachusetts law.
Current laws are antiquated and inadequate.