The 28-year-old, named as Lauri Love from Suffolk, was arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). He has been released on police bail until next February.
Love and his partners stole information about government employees, including military service members, by hacking into government networks and leaving behind 'back doors'.
International operation: A British man has been
charged with hacking into the computer systems of the US army, Nasa and
other federal agencies
NCA spokesman Andy Archibald said: 'This arrest is the culmination of close joint working by the NCA, Police Scotland and our international partners.
'Cyber-criminals should be aware that no matter where in the world you commit cyber crime, even from remote places, you can and will be identified and held accountable for your actions.
'The NCA has well-developed law enforcement alliances globally and we will pursue and deal robustly with cyber-criminals.'
Under the CMA, individuals can be arrested for launching attacks from within the UK against computers anywhere in the world.
Love is believed to have lived in the Stradishall and Lowestoft areas. Neither of his co-conspirators have been charged in connection with the hacking.
An indictment served in a US court included pieces of instant message conversations that Love allegedly had with his partners.
They used well-known IRC chat rooms to communicate with Love identifying himself online variously as: nsh, route and peace.
The indictment includes pieces of instant message conversations that Love allegedly had with his partners.
In one, he is said to have written: 'Ahaha, we owning lots of nasa sites.'
In another exchange, he said 'This ... stuff is really sensitive', according to prosecutors.
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