Administrator Lite Posted April 3, 2008 Administrator Share Posted April 3, 2008 A New Zealand teenager accused of leading an international cyber crime network has been convicted of illegal computer hacking after pleading guilty to six charges.Owen Walker, 18, known by his online name “AKILL”, was involved in a network accused of infiltrating 1.3 million computers and skimming millions from victims’ bank accounts.The case against Walker is part of an international crackdown on hackers who assume control of computers and amass them into centrally-controlled clusters known as botnets.The hackers can then use the computers to steal credit card information, manipulate stock trades and even crash industry computers, authorities said when the case first surfaced in late November. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warezist Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Naughty boy. :ph34r: ...Shame he got found out eh. :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Knowledge.... too much is bad curiosity killed the cat :welcome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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