Romanian Hacker stirred up NASA and US Navy networks

Victor Faur, 26, (Arad, Romania) hacked 150 computers, took away data that NASA said caused $ 1.5 million in damage over the past two years. This WhiteHat leader is facing 10 charges and can serve 54 years in prison.

Faur gained control of PCs located at NASA Space Center, Department of Energy, Navy Department, Sandia National Laboratory, Goddard Aerospace Center.

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Faur placed on the screen the message line successfully hacked and also turned the network of these agencies into chat rooms to contact the members of the group. He detected the password and infiltrated the data system about the space around the Earth to evaluate new scientific technologies.

US authorities said the white-hat hacker group targeted the US government's data system because these agencies boasted the best security network in the world. By the time the system was hacked, NASA, Navy or Navy personnel could not believe the data on their computers, causing them to switch to manual communication with colleagues.

Faur is currently being tried by the Romanian government on a number of charges not related to computers. This character can only be extradited to the United States after his sentence in Romania is completed.