Romanian indicted for hacking US Government PCs
Publish date: 06 December 2006
Issue Number: 1161
Diary: Legalbrief eLaw
Category: General
A federal grand jury last week indicted a Romanian man for allegedly hacking into more than 150 different government computers, including machines in NASA, the Department of Energy, and the US Navy.
Information Week reports that as a result of the intrusion and loss of data, which went on for about two years, NASA reportedly suffered $1.36m in losses. The Energy Department and the Navy together reported a loss of nearly $100 000. Victor Faur, of Romania, is the leader of the hacking group called the WhiteHat Team. The group\'s alleged goal is to hack into US Government computers because of their reputation as some of the most secure machines in the world. Faur faces 10 counts one count of conspiracy and nine counts of computer intrusion. If he is convicted on all 10 counts, he would face a maximum sentence of 54 years in federal prison. Full Information Week report
