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\nFRANCISCO, May 9 – The incident seemed alarming enough: a breach of a
\nCisco Systems network in which an intruder seized programming
\ninstructions for many of the computers that control the flow of the
\nInternet.
Now federal
\nofficials and computer security investigators have acknowledged that
\nthe Cisco break-in last year was only part of a more extensive
\noperation involving a single intruder or a small band, apparently based
\nin Europe in which thousands of computer systems were similarly
\npenetrated.
Investigators
\nin the United States and Europe say they have spent almost a year
\npursuing the case involving attacks on computer systems serving the
\nAmerican military, NASA and research laboratories.<\/p>\n
The
\ncase
\nremains under investigation. But attention is focused on a 16-year-old
\nin Uppsala, Sweden, who was charged in March with breaking into
\nuniversity computers in his hometown. Investigators in the
\nAmerican break-ins ultimately traced the intrusions back to the Uppsala
\nuniversity network.
\nThe Swedish authorities are examining computer equipment confiscated
\nfrom the teenager, who was released to his
\nparents’ care. The matter is being treated as a juvenile case.<\/p>\n
While our kids can’t even figure out how to send us an email once in a while…<\/span><\/p>\n from the New York Times<\/a> <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 – The incident seemed alarming enough: a breach of a Cisco Systems network in which an intruder seized programming instructions for many of the computers that control the flow of the Internet. Now federal … Continue reading
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