Suspect in Internet break-in waives bond-hearing right
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Alleged computer criminal Kevin D. Mitnick has been arraigned in US District Court in Raleigh, NC and will be held without bond on federal charges for fraud and unlawful computer access. Mitnick has waived his rights to a bond hearing and has been allowed to make limited phone calls to his mother and a lawyer in California after being denied access to a telephone for two days. Mitnick may not place the calls himself, because he has allegedly committed computer crimes over phone lines. The FBI and federal prosecutors say that Mitnick's alleged wrongdoing is very serious and exceeds minor computer pranks. If convicted, Mitnick faces as much as a 35-year prison sentence and $500,000 in penalties. Mitnick has a prior 1989 conviction for stealing software from DEC and violated his probation in 1992, after which he went into hiding for more than two years prior to being arrested on Feb 15, 1995. Mitnick's alleged crimes range from breaking into the California Dept of Motor Vehicles database to stealing 20,000 credit card account numbers.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Indictment of hacker in computer fraud case
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Kevin D. Mitnick, the alleged computer hacker apprehended by federal authorities, was recently indicted on 23 counts of fraud involving computer access. The indictment charges Mitnick with one count of possessing device-making equipment, one count of possessing unauthorized devices and 21 counts of employing a counterfeit access device. Investigators claim that Mitnick electronically accessed computer systems via a modem from a leased apartment in Raleigh, NC, where he was arrested Feb 14, 1995. Investigators did not elaborate on the possibility Mitnick may face additional charges. Mitnick developed a device that allowed him to make a cellular phone that could work as someone else's phone. Prosecutors allege Mitnick stole information worth $1 million, including 20,000 credit card numbers, though he may not have used them for financial gain.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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4 college students charged with theft via computer
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Four college students in Long Island, NY, have been charged with stealing credit card numbers using a specialized computer program. The students include three brothers, Ulrich Palha, 20; Ramon Palha, 23; and Solano Palha, 25, who attend Queens College and Queens Community College, and Clarence Kiu, 19, a student at New York State University at Stony Brook. The Palha brothers reportedly met Kiu over the Internet and used computer networks to obtain credit card numbers. The four then allegedly bought rare coins, computer equipment and other items that they later resold by posting fliers at their college campuses. Law officials in Nassau County on Long Island are being deliberately vague about the details of case, but report that the four students are charged with racking up a total of $100,000 in debt using the phony credit card numbers.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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