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15-year-old suspected of 259 hack attacks arrested by Austrian police : on TechWorld.com : http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3351986/15-year-old-suspected-of-259-hack-attacks-arrested-by-austrian-police/
'Austrian police have arrested a 15-year-old suspected of 259 hack attacks in three months, they said Monday. The youth has confessed, the Federal Criminal Police Office said.
The youth is suspected of stealing and damaging data and publishing user data that was illegally obtained by hacking websites and databases, according to the Austrian police. He is suspected of breaching the security of 259 companies, public institutions and authorities in Austria and other countries between January and March this year.
Police allege the suspect scanned the internet for weaknesses and programming mistakes in websites and databases that could be exploited, the police said.' ..
'Then, police allege, he used a tool to capture user data and login credentials from vulnerable sites.' ..
'This case shows how vulnerable computer systems are, and how much affinity today's youth have with computers and technology, the interior ministry of Austria said in a statement.' ..
Hacker arrested:
15-year-old suspected of 259 hack attacks arrested by Austrian police : on TechWorld.com : http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3351986/15-year-old-suspected-of-259-hack-attacks-arrested-by-austrian-police/
'Austrian police have arrested a 15-year-old suspected of 259 hack attacks in three months, they said Monday. The youth has confessed, the Federal Criminal Police Office said.
The youth is suspected of stealing and damaging data and publishing user data that was illegally obtained by hacking websites and databases, according to the Austrian police. He is suspected of breaching the security of 259 companies, public institutions and authorities in Austria and other countries between January and March this year.
Police allege the suspect scanned the internet for weaknesses and programming mistakes in websites and databases that could be exploited, the police said.' ..
'Then, police allege, he used a tool to capture user data and login credentials from vulnerable sites.' ..
'This case shows how vulnerable computer systems are, and how much affinity today's youth have with computers and technology, the interior ministry of Austria said in a statement.' ..
Hacker arrested:
