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1 .7.2000 Security: Government Hacks admitted by a student
A university student admitted in Boston federal court to breaking into U.S. government computers including Defense Department and NASA systems.

En français: Un étudiant reconnaît ses piratages du gouvernement
 Un étudiant de l'université de " Northeastern Computer Science" a admis devant une cour fedérale de Boston le piratage d'ordianteurs du gouvernement comprenant les départements de la défense et la NASA.

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A university student admitted in Boston federal court to breaking into U.S. government computers including Defense Department and NASA systems.

Ikenna Iffih, a student at Northeastern University's College of Computer Science, pleaded guilty to a series of coast-to-coast cyber attacks before U.S. District Judge Robert Keeton late on Thursday.

Under a plea deal, Iffih faces up to 20 years in prison with a possible mandatory minimum sentence of six months, a fine of up to $750,000 and three years of supervised release when sentenced on October 25.

Résumé en français
Un étudiant de l'université de " Northeastern Computer Science" a admis devant une cour fedérale de Boston le piratage d'ordianteurs du gouvernement comprenant les départements de la défense et la NASA.

Ikenna Iffih fait face à une peine minimale d'emprisonnement de 6 mois pouvant aller jusqu'à 20 ans, ainsi qu'une amende d'un montant maximum possible de 750'000$.

Il a également attaqué Zebra Marketing Online Services (ZMOS), une entreprise qui propose des services d'hébergemnt web.


The 29-year-old student also admitted hacking into Zebra Marketing Online Services (ZMOS), a Washington-state company that provides Web service to other firms. Court papers showed the Bainbridge Island company near Seattle lost more than $30,000 and took about 42 hours to return to minimal operations during the April 1999 attack.

 

 
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