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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6122706.stm
6 November 2006
"The authorities in Chile have arrested four people who the police say are members of one of the world's most successful groups of computer hackers. The men are accused of breaching more than 8,000 websites, including that of US space agency NASA. One of the men, who has used the alias "Net Toxic", is alleged to be one of the most prolific hackers… The Chilean police carried out the operation in co-ordination with Interpol and intelligence services from the US, Israel and several Latin American nations. The arrests came after an investigation lasting eight months, Chilean officials said. The four men also allegedly managed to infiltrate the websites of the Chilean finance ministry and University of California at Berkeley in the US. And they are accused of gaining access to government websites from a range of other countries, including Venezuela, Turkey and Israel…"
- http://www.informationweek.com/shared/prin…cleID=193502101
Nov. 6, 2006
"Government prosecutors are preparing for a hearing next week in a case in which five family members are charged with conspiring to export U.S. defense information to China. Chi Mak, 66, of Downey, Calif., was an engineer with Power Paragon, a Navy contractor. He allegedly collected technical information about U.S. warship technologies, and then he and his wife, Rebecca Laiwah Chiu, copied it onto CD-ROMs. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, another family member then allegedly encrypted the defense data in preparation for a "surreptitious delivery" to the People's Republic of China. A report from the DOJ contends that Chi Mak received ''task lists'' that requested specific defense-related information, including information on Naval research into nuclear-powered submarines. A federal grand jury named all five family members in an indictment that adds counts of conspiracy to export U.S. defense articles to China, attempted and actual export of U.S. defense articles to China, possession of property in aid of a foreign government, and making false statements to federal government investigators…"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6122706.stm
6 November 2006
"The authorities in Chile have arrested four people who the police say are members of one of the world's most successful groups of computer hackers. The men are accused of breaching more than 8,000 websites, including that of US space agency NASA. One of the men, who has used the alias "Net Toxic", is alleged to be one of the most prolific hackers… The Chilean police carried out the operation in co-ordination with Interpol and intelligence services from the US, Israel and several Latin American nations. The arrests came after an investigation lasting eight months, Chilean officials said. The four men also allegedly managed to infiltrate the websites of the Chilean finance ministry and University of California at Berkeley in the US. And they are accused of gaining access to government websites from a range of other countries, including Venezuela, Turkey and Israel…"
- http://www.informationweek.com/shared/prin…cleID=193502101
Nov. 6, 2006
"Government prosecutors are preparing for a hearing next week in a case in which five family members are charged with conspiring to export U.S. defense information to China. Chi Mak, 66, of Downey, Calif., was an engineer with Power Paragon, a Navy contractor. He allegedly collected technical information about U.S. warship technologies, and then he and his wife, Rebecca Laiwah Chiu, copied it onto CD-ROMs. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, another family member then allegedly encrypted the defense data in preparation for a "surreptitious delivery" to the People's Republic of China. A report from the DOJ contends that Chi Mak received ''task lists'' that requested specific defense-related information, including information on Naval research into nuclear-powered submarines. A federal grand jury named all five family members in an indictment that adds counts of conspiracy to export U.S. defense articles to China, attempted and actual export of U.S. defense articles to China, possession of property in aid of a foreign government, and making false statements to federal government investigators…"