Teens' super hackers "Argentine managed to earn 500 million more in a month with stealing virtual account.
Police in Argentina arrested a 19-year-old teenager accused of hacking that targeted gang leadership gambling sites and international money transfers.
Dubbed "super hackers", the teen reportedly able to make money of U.S. $ 50,000 or about Rp563 million per month, just by working from his bedroom in Buenos Aires, according to the local police.
The arrest operation took place to stop the power in the neighborhood teens to prevent deletion of sensitive data.
Police said it took a year in the youth hunt.
Teens are known to live with his father, who is also a computer expert in Buenos Aires.
The threat of 10 years in prison
"We think he and his brother held a lucrative business whose parents choose not to ask for what happened," said a prosecutor told Argentine newspaper, Clarin.
In the boys room the police found a computer with advanced capacity.
He allegedly used malware attacks to build a network of zombie computers, which are then used to illegally divert money from virtual accounts without a trace.
This operation also includes five raids in the capital and the city of Rosario, about 300km north of Buenos Aires.
The teen was charged with three crimes, and if convicted, he could face more than 10 years in prison.
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