The hackers tried to cloak the source of the attacks on The Times by first penetrating computers at United States universities and routing the attacks through them, said computer security experts at Mandiant, the company hired by The Times.
The attackers may have succeeded in penetrating elaborate computer security systems and obtaining crucial corporate data and software source codes, though Google said it did not itself suffer losses of that kind.
What is more, by penetrating Petrobras' computer networks, the N.S.A. may have gained valuable information about offshore oil technology.
A12 Young Hacker Is Sentenced A 16-year-old from Miami, Jonathan James, was sentenced to six months in juvenile detention for penetrating government computers.
The assessment, a National Intelligence Estimate, was based on a trove of Iranian reports obtained by penetrating Iran's computer networks.
Rees went much further, it is claimed, buying up policemen, hacking into computers, penetrating bank accounts and even, it is claimed, commissioning burglaries.
He is penetrating gloves, penetrating the body.
The software virus attack appeared to be similar in kind, but not in scale, to the "ILOVEYOU" virus that temporarily paralyzed tens of millions of computers last month, penetrating networks in government and companies worldwide.
Four sets of 10 sterilized needles were prepared as follows: one non-penetrating and nine penetrating, six non-penetrating and four penetrating, nine non-penetrating and one penetrating, and seven non-penetrating and three penetrating needles.
