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New York: Teen Arrested After Successfully Hacking NASA's Systems

Calendar Jul 14, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Two New Yorkers, one of them a 15-year-old high school student on Long Island, have been arrested and accused of hacking into NASA computers. It was unknown whether the cases were linked. The teen surrendered to police Tuesday for allegedly hacking . . . Two New Yorkers, one of them a 15-year-old high school student on Long Island, have been arrested and accused of hacking into NASA computers. It was unknown whether the cases were linked. The teen surrendered to police Tuesday for allegedly hacking into two NASA computers in Hampton, Virginia, and a third computer in Bethpage, New York.

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