1995: A federal judge for the first time authorizes a wiretap of a computer network. It leads to hacking charges against a young Argentine for breaking into sensitive U.S. government sites.
Arrested and later extradited to the United States was Julio Cesar Ardita, who was 21 at the time. His online name was “griton” — Spanish [...]
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Oct. 23, 1995: First Computer-Network Wiretap
October 23rd, 2009 |
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Color-Coded Terror Alert System May Be Replaced By Obama Administration
July 15th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political m…