Friday, 30. November 2007

Teenager arrested over '£9.7m computer hacking ring'


Police in New Zealand have questioned a teenager believed to be the ringleader of an international cyber-crime group.

The network is alleged to have infiltrated over one million computers and skimmed millions of dollars from people's bank accounts.

The teenager, who is 18, cannot be named for legal reasons but his cyber identification was "Akill".

bbc.co.uk guardian.co.uk

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