Romanian Is Indicted In U.S. Hacker Case

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

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

The federal indictment charges Victor Faur, 26 years old, of Arad, Romania
with nine counts of computer intrusion and one count of conspiracy. He faces
up to 54 years in prison if convicted of all counts, said Thom Mrozek,
spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office.

Mr. Faur was being prosecuted by authorities in Romania on separate computer
hacking charges, Mr. Mrozek said Thursday, and will be brought to Los
Angeles upon resolution of that case. It was not known whether Mr. Faur had
retained a lawyer in the U.S.

The U.S. government alleges Mr. Faur was the leader of a hacking group
called "WhiteHat Team," whose main goal was to break into U.S. government
computers because they are some of the securest in the world.

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