Romanian man extradited to US over 2007 virus that hit NASA

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Prosecutors allege Mihai Paunescu ran hosting service that distributed Gozi.

Romanian man extradited to US over 2007 virus that hit NASA
A Romanian man accused of helping distribute a computer virus that infected more than a million computers and caused big financial losses worldwide has been extradited to the United States, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mihai Paunescu, 37, is accused of running a hosting service that ...

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