Romanian Indicted for Hacking in U.S.

December 1, 2006

(AP) -- A Romanian national was indicted on charges of hacking into more than 150 U.S. government computers, causing disruptions that cost NASA, the Energy Department and the Navy nearly $1.5 million.



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