The man is said to have hacked thousands of computers,
using them as proxies
Police in Argentina have arrested a 19-year-old
man accused of heading a gang of hackers who
targeted international money transfer and
gambling websites.
Dubbed "the superhacker", the teenager was making
$50,000 (£31,500) a month, working from his bedroom in
Buenos Aires, police say.
The arrest operation shut down the power to the entire
neighbourhood to prevent the deletion of sensitive data.
Police say it took them a year to close in on the teenager.
The young man lived with his father, a computer expert, in
Buenos Aires.
In the teenager's room, officials found high-capacity
computers.
The hackers allegedly used malware attacks to build up a
network of thousands of zombie computers, which were
then used to illegally divert money from accounts leaving
virtually no trace behind.
The police operation included five raids in the capital and the
city of Rosario, about 300km (190 miles) north.
The young man is being accused of three crimes, and if
convicted of all, could be sentenced to more than 10 years in
prison.

SOURCE:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24089050

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