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 14.7.2000 Security: Hacker using  NASA Computers for other Hackers
US Federal authorities  arrested an alleged hacker who they say broke into NASA computers in 1998 and used one to host a chat room for other hackers. Raymond Torricelli, 20, aka "rolex," is indicted on five felony counts for credit card fraud, interception and unauthorized access to two National Aeronautics and Space Administration computers

En français: Un pirate utilise les ordinateurs de la NASA pour d'autres pirates
Les autorités fédérales americaines ont arrêtés un pirate qui selon eux a pénètré les ordinateurs de la NASA en 1998 et les a utilisés comme "chat room" avec d'autres pirates. Raymond Torricelli, 20 ans, sous le pseudonyme de "rolex" est inculpé pour fraude aux cartes de crédit, interception et utilisateion d'accès non autorisés sur deux ordinaterus de la NASA.

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Torricelli broke into two computers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Prosecutors allege the hackers, part of a group called "#conflict," chatted about hacking, cracking, credit card fraud and how to "use their computers to alter the results of the annual MTV Movie Awards," White said in a statement.

Codes decrypted
Torricelli allegedly used the other JPL computer to place a "sniffer" program to intercept computer user names and passwords on networks.

Prosecutors said they discovered 76,000 such passwords on Torricelli's home computer -- many of which had been decrypted.

Torricelli allegedly also cracked 800 other computers in his online sneaking spree.

Conviction on the credit card fraud and password possession charges could lead to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine. The password interception charge carries a possible five-year term and $250,000 fine, and the two charges for computer intrusion are punishable by a year in jail for each count.

Before being released on $50,000 bond today, Torricelli was "understandably frightened" by the experience of being arrested by federal authorities.

Résumé en français
Le jeune Toricelli est entré sans autorisations dans deux ordinateurs du laboratoire Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Il a ensuite permis à d'autres pirates faisant parties du groupe appelé "#conflict", d'utiliser ce équipements afin de communiquer entre-eux par  "chat", sur le piratage, les fraudes de cartes de crédit.

Toricelli a placé un analyseur de réseau ce qui lui a prmis de "renifler" des noms d'utilisateurs et leurs mots de passe sur le réseau. Les enquêteurs ont trouvés sur les ordinaterus au domicile de Toricelli 76'000 mots de passe, dont beaucoup avaient été décryptés.

Il est également soupçonné d'avoir "craqué" plus de 800 autres ordinateurs. 

Les charges qui reposent contre lui peuvent le faire condamner à une peine allant jusqu'à 10 ans de prison et 250'000$ d'amende.

Il a été relaché après avoir payé une caution de 50'000$. Selon son avocat, le fait d'avoir été arrêté par les autorités est ce qui l'a le plus impressionné.

 



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