Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to Oregon Government Network After Major Breach

A Romanian national pleaded guilty yesterday to selling access to an Oregon state government office network after obtaining unauthorized access in June 2021.

Catalin Dragomir (45) pleaded guilty to obtaining information from a protected computer and aggravated identity theft.

Dragomir, who also pleaded guilty to multiple Cyber attacks on U.S. Victims, will be sentenced on May 26, 2026, by an Oregon U.S. District Court Judge.

He is Facing Five Years in a Federal Prison

He faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, a fine of $250,000, and three years of supervised release for obtaining information from a protected computer.

He also faces a mandatory consecutive sentence of two years in prison, a fine not exceeding $250,000, and one year of supervised release for aggravated identity theft.

According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon, Dragomir, formerly of Constanta, Romania, provided the prospective buyer with samples of personal identifying information from the computer to prove he had access to the network.

He Caused Losses of at least $250,000

Dragomir caused losses of at least $250,000 by also selling access to the computer networks of numerous other U.S. victims.

Dragomir was indicted on five counts, of obtaining information from a protected computer, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft by a Portland grand jury on May 21, 2024.

He was then arrested in Romania in November 2024 and extradited to the U.S. in January 2025.

He agreed to pay restitution in full to the victims, and forfeit cryptocurrency in a plea agreement.