Police snare young hackers
Published Date:
18 May 2008
SPANISH police have arrested five young computer hackers who allegedly disabled internet pages run by government agencies in the US, Latin America and Asia, authorities revealed yesterday.
The National Police described the suspects as being among the most active hackers on the internet and said two of them are 16 years old. The others are 19 or 20.
The group attacked some 21,000 web pages over the past two years, said a police spokesman.
The five were arrested this week in Barcelona, Burgos, Malaga and Valencia.
The full article contains 91 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
17 May 2008 7:47 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland