http://www.fosters.com/news2000/nov_00/13/ha1113b.htm Monday, November 13, 2000 HAMPTON - A local man accused of hacking into the computer system of his former Portsmouth employer was indicted last week by a federal grand jury. Patrick McKenna (no middle initial, age or address available), was charged with unauthorized computer intrusion, according to a statement released by U.S. Attorney Paul Gagnon. The indictment alleges that on multiple occasions between Oct. 20-21, McKenna remotely accessed the companys server via the Internet without authorization. McKenna is alleged to have damaged the system by deleting 675 computer files, modifying computer access levels, altering billing records and transmitting e-mails containing false statement to clients and customers while acting as an authorized representative of the company. The charges were brought under the federal computer intrusion laws, Title 18, United States Code Section 1030, which were first enacted by Congress in 1984, following a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigations elite computer intrusion section. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of New Hampshire, in connection with the FBI and other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, recently launched an initiative regarding the escalating problem of computer intrusion and intellectual property theft crimes. This case is one of the first to result in criminal charges, according to the statement. If convicted, McKenna faces up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine, as well as mandatory court-ordered resititution to the victim. A trial date has not yet been set. -- archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive unsubscribe: cybercrime-alerts [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] url: http://theMezz.com/alerts ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
