
Police in Chile arrested four suspected computer hackers for allegedly belonging to a group accused of breaking into thousands of government Web sites around the globe, including NASA's. The "Byond" team has been under investigation for eight months with the cooperation of authorities in the United States, Israel and several South American countries, police chief Gerardo Raventos said. He said the group infiltrated more than 8,000 sites, including that of the U.S. space agency. "These people did not act seeking money, but just for fun," Raventos said. <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/11/07/chile.hackers.ap/index.html">The four were arrested Monday</A> in the capital of Santiago and the nearby cities of San Bernardo and Rancagua. Prosecutor Mario Schilling said they could be charged with "electronic sabotage" and face prison terms of up to five years.