Cornell's computer culprit charged
A former Cornell graduate student, Robert Morris Jr., was indicted on federal counts of unauthorized access to more than 6,000 computers and causing over $1,000 in damage by releasing a virus that spread through networks including NASA and the Air Force. The case centers on a worm that reproduced via ARPANET and Internet links, with no permanent damage reported. Morris, son of an NSA chief scientist, faces up to five years in prison and fines if convicted.
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Syracuse
N.Y
UPI
Cornell University
Robert Morris Jr
Arnold
Morris
Thomas Guidoboni
Washington, D.C
Guidoboni
National Security Agency
Robert Morris Sr
Cornell
Harvard
U.S
Gustavo DiBianco
Frederick Scullin Jr
Ithaca
NASA
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field
Calif
U.S. Air Force Logistics Command
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Arpanet
Department of Defense
Khashoggi Freed on $10 Million Bail in U.S. Case
A federal appeals court allowed Adnan Khashoggi to post 10 million dollars bail while awaiting trial on charges tied to dealings with Ferdinand Marcos. He must wear an electronic monitor, stay in the Southern District of New York, and report daily, as his extradition and potential prison term are decided.
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New York
UPI
Adnan Khashoggi
Ferdinand Marcos
Metropolitan Correctional Center
Lawrence Pierce
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
John Keenan
Khashoggi
Charles LaBella
Keenan
United States
Switzerland
Manhattan
Bronx
Upstate
Fifth Avenue
Olympic Tower
Bern
Marcoses
Yacht seizure on Hilton Head cracks large cocaine ring
Federal agents seized a 47 foot yacht named the Arc loaded with 1100 pounds of cocaine on Hilton Head Island. Eight suspects including three locals and five Colombians were arrested on trafficking and conspiracy charges. The cache valued at 10 million dollars was described as South Carolina’s largest drug seizure.
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Hilton Head Island
S.C
UPI
Colombia
Sea Pines
Frederick B. Verinder
FBI
South Carolina
Daniel
Charleston
U.S
Sol Blatt Jr
Arc
Oregon fights 175 wildfires across eastern region
Lightning storms sparked an estimated 175 wildfires in eastern Oregon with 50 fires burning on Malheur National Forest. Jim Payne, fire staff officer in John Day, said many fires are in roadless areas and access is poor. About 30 crews were requested and a national response team moved to the Glacier Complex near Prairie City, with several fires surpassing 100 acres.
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John Day
Ore
UPI
Oregon
National Forest
Malheur National Forest
Jim Payne
Glacier Complex
Prarie City
Payne
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