New Zealand Teen Defrauds Bank Customers
Lane Nichols writes on TheAge.com.au:
More here.
A New Zealand teenager who was sent on a computer training course as part of a police rehabilitation program has admitted to hacking into internet banking accounts and stealing nearly $NZ50,000
The 16-year-old from Upper Hutt appeared in court yesterday facing 26 fraud charges over hacking incidents that took place in August and September.
Police say he posted a computer virus on an internet message board and used it to capture details from people's personal computers.
Customers of Westpac, ANZ and ASB were all hit. The biggest transaction involved $US6323, but the banks agreed to reimburse the losses.
(Props, paperghost.)
posted by Fergie @ 12/12/2006 01:05:00 PM
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