Hacker Charged in Cybercrime Outburst

A college student in Boston broke into military and government computers, gained control of a NASA system and interrupted business at an Internet service provider in a nationwide hacking outburst, federal prosecutors alleged. Ikenna Iffih, 28, a student at Northeastern University, was charged with three counts related to hacking that carry up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Prosecutors said there was no disruption to the nation’s defenses and no meddling with satellite control. Iffih’s attorney, Charles McGinty, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Iffih was charged in Seattle last August with a computer attack on Zebra Marketing Online Services, an Internet service provider in Washington.