22nd February Comments

16 young Que. hackers arrested in worldwide ring

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 6:51 am

MONTREAL — Police say they have arrested 16 young Quebec hackers who allegedly targeted nearly one million computers worldwide.

Quebec provincial police say computer owners in more than 100 countries could have become victims. The 16 people arrested are aged between 17 and 26 and are accused of using software and hacking methods to disable computers so they could get remote access and steal information

Source: CTV.ca

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