Teenager was 'mastermind' of £10m hacking network

New Zealand police have questioned a teenager believed to be the mastermind of an international computer hacking network that infiltrated more than a million computers worldwide and stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts.

The 18-year-old has not been named because he was under 18 at the time of the alleged offences, but his cyber name was "Akill". His home in Hamilton, on the North Island, was raided by police, who seized several computers and took him into custody. He was released without charge, but remains under investigation.

New Zealand police had been working with the FBI and police in the Netherlands on a case that led to eight people being charged, convicted or pleading guilty since the inquiry began in June. Thirteen further warrants have been served in the US and elsewhere.

The teenager allegedly wrote software that enabled hackers to assume control of computers and marshal them into clusters. They were able to steal credit card information, manipulate trading of stocks, and crash computers.

The FBI estimates the ring infiltrated 1.3 million computers, causing losses and damage of more than $20m (£9.7m).

Martin Kleintjes, head of New Zealand police's electronic crime centre, told National Radio that "Akill" was now co-operating with investigators, and explaining how the system worked. "He is very bright and very skilled in what he's doing," Mr Kleintjes said.

http://news.independent.co.uk/

My response = lol, owned.

Well, if hes that smart he can hack his way out of prison :x

GHAhahahhahaha, that sounds like what my friend did a couple years ago.

I really doubt your friend cause $20mil worth of damage.

haha, no not nearly millions, barely even a couple hundred. just hacking a mass amount of computers makes me laugh. He hacked a couple of schools' networks, non of which he attended and changed random students grades around. It was pretty pointless but he got bored in computer comp. class a couple years ago. he never got caught but there was some complications with a few of the computers he messed with, end up getting fried. Annnnnnnnnd i don't know if the students grades he changed helped or hurt them in the long run.

haha, no not nearly millions, barely even a couple hundred. just hacking a mass amount of computers makes me laugh. He hacked a couple of schools' networks, non of which he attended and changed random students grades around. It was pretty pointless but he got bored in computer comp. class a couple years ago. I never got caught but there was some complications with a few of the computers he messed with, end up getting fried. Annnnnnnnnd i don't know if the students grades he changed helped or hurt them in the long run.

Freudian slip, perhaps?

Also, lol.

lol, i mean he nvr got caught haha. i dont know how to hack stuff. i can only draw haha

New Zealand police have questioned a teenager believed to be the mastermind of an international computer hacking network that infiltrated more than a million computers worldwide and stole millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts.

The 18-year-old has not been named because he was under 18 at the time of the alleged offences, but his.....

http://news.independent.co.uk/

Twas me

lol, i mean he nvr got caught haha. i dont know how to hack stuff. i can only draw haha

THIS IS MY TRAIN STATION.   

AND I DRIVE THE TRAIN 

I dont get waht you mean....

...well I'm also the engineer of all the trains at his train station. Not too many people know that.

I dont get waht you mean....

I meant this is my thread, don't derail it.

But it seems I only added to his off-topic....ness 

Well then we should hack the guy.

OH NOES! I'll just get my friend to hack you first!

*This message has been hacked by grafikal007's friend OH NOSE*