Months into 2012 – the year the world’s supposed to come to an end – hackers have been very busy keeping their hands out of their pockets and deep into their victims’. Police walked their legs off and handcuffed the guilty – many of whom didn’t step out of boyhood yet.
Police nabbed a pack of hackers this year, one more notorious than the next. Though they were painted as dangerous criminal minds working in secretive and sophisticated headquarters, many were just teenagers playing on a computer in their 12-foot room.
The year also brought some fresh premieres for the cyber-goers. Bredolab virus creator was recently locked up, this being the first punishment for cybercrime by an Armenian court. Also, Austrian cops nabbed a 15-year old, the youngest hacker ever jailed in the country. HOTforSecurity made a top 10 list with the most popular internet security arrests so far this year.
The list of the 10 hackers can be found here. - http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/top-10-hacker-headline-arrests-so-far-this-year-1992.html
Police nabbed a pack of hackers this year, one more notorious than the next. Though they were painted as dangerous criminal minds working in secretive and sophisticated headquarters, many were just teenagers playing on a computer in their 12-foot room.
The year also brought some fresh premieres for the cyber-goers. Bredolab virus creator was recently locked up, this being the first punishment for cybercrime by an Armenian court. Also, Austrian cops nabbed a 15-year old, the youngest hacker ever jailed in the country. HOTforSecurity made a top 10 list with the most popular internet security arrests so far this year.
The list of the 10 hackers can be found here. - http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/top-10-hacker-headline-arrests-so-far-this-year-1992.html
