A 19 year-old man was arrested in Buenos Aires on suspicion of leading a group of hackers who target set websites and money transfer sites since at least 2012.
The son of a computer engineer, the teen has earned the nickname of "super-hacker" and is thought to have been made around £ 31,500 ($ 50,000) a month, working at his home . Police found a "technological cave" inside his bedroom, which included advanced computer selection and computer equipment. The arrest operation itself involved cut power to an entire neighborhood in order to avoid the loss of any evidence incriminating or sensitive data.
It is believed that the group of hackers used malware attacks to build a vast network of thousands of targeted "zombie" computers. A DDoS attack was then launched against target sites, which prevents clients from connecting to their accounts, while hackers illegally transferred money with little or no trace of their presence behind.
After the arrest, a statement of the security ministry said that "Internet users have been victims of" malware "virus that pirate hosted a download server applications online games. "the teenager was arrested at his home in July, but now faces being convicted of three crimes and be sentenced to 10 years in prison. It has not yet been appointed.
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