Forwarded From: Sunit Nangia <nangiasat_private> Egyptian hackers arrested By Reuters Special to CNET News.com September 15, 1998, 3:10 p.m. PT URL: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,26423,00.html CAIRO--Police arrested two Egyptian computer hackers, accusing them of using a stolen credit card number to download pornographic pictures and films worth $147,000 from the Internet, security sources said. They said police charged the college students, in the Mediterranean city of Port Said, with theft after the credit card's holder complained about the items on his bill. Authorities contacted the Cabinet's Internet department, in charge of all providers, and traced the two students, who had been using the card for seven months, authorities said. The sources said the incident was the first Internet-related crime in Egypt. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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