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Arrest Of Benjamin Breuninger In Nuclear Weapons Lab Hacking Case

Calendar Sep 12, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A man suspected of hacking into a computer at a nuclear weapons laboratory last year has been arrested. Benjamin Breuninger, 21, was taken into custody yesterday by federal agents at his Minnesota home on charges of unauthorized access of a protected . . . A man suspected of hacking into a computer at a nuclear weapons laboratory last year has been arrested. Benjamin Breuninger, 21, was taken into custody yesterday by federal agents at his Minnesota home on charges of unauthorized access of a protected computer and of recklessly causing damage.

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