MMC
02-29-2012, 06:52 AM
PARIS (AP) — Interpol said that 25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America.
The international police agency said in a statement Tuesday that the arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were carried out by national law enforcement officers working under the support of Interpol's Latin American Working Group of Experts on Information Technology Crime.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 40, are suspected of planning coordinated cyberattacks against institutions including Colombia's defense ministry and presidential websites, Chile's Endesa electricity company and national library, as well as other targets.
The arrests followed an ongoing investigation begun in mid-February which also led to the seizure of 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones in searches of 40 premises in 15 cities, Interpol said.
A National Police statement said two servers used by the group in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have been blocked.
Interpol is headquartered in Lyon, France. The organization has no powers of arrest or investigation but it helps police forces around the world work together, facilitating intelligence sharing.
Anonymous has no real membership structure. Hackers, activists, and supporters can claim allegiance to its freewheeling principles at their convenience, so it's unclear what impact the arrests will have.
Authorities in Europe, North America and elsewhere have made dozens of arrests, and Anonymous has increasingly attacked law enforcement, military and intelligence-linked targets in retaliation....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/interpol-says-suspected-anonymous-hackers-arrested-232447517.html
Associated Press – 4 hrs ago<<<<< More Here!
The LE's keep busting them. The ones here in the US were from the ages of 16-40. Then the Mexican Drug Cartels caught one of them. They haven't gone back after the drug cartels. But they do go after all the LE and Government stuff. Course now immediately Anonymous states it will go after Interpol now. That should prove quite interesting. If they are successful.
Interpol says they cannot arrest anybody. What they didnt tell anybody. Is how they can kill others on someone elses soil, and get away with it. Due to working with specific agencies.
The international police agency said in a statement Tuesday that the arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were carried out by national law enforcement officers working under the support of Interpol's Latin American Working Group of Experts on Information Technology Crime.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 40, are suspected of planning coordinated cyberattacks against institutions including Colombia's defense ministry and presidential websites, Chile's Endesa electricity company and national library, as well as other targets.
The arrests followed an ongoing investigation begun in mid-February which also led to the seizure of 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones in searches of 40 premises in 15 cities, Interpol said.
A National Police statement said two servers used by the group in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have been blocked.
Interpol is headquartered in Lyon, France. The organization has no powers of arrest or investigation but it helps police forces around the world work together, facilitating intelligence sharing.
Anonymous has no real membership structure. Hackers, activists, and supporters can claim allegiance to its freewheeling principles at their convenience, so it's unclear what impact the arrests will have.
Authorities in Europe, North America and elsewhere have made dozens of arrests, and Anonymous has increasingly attacked law enforcement, military and intelligence-linked targets in retaliation....snip~
http://news.yahoo.com/interpol-says-suspected-anonymous-hackers-arrested-232447517.html
Associated Press – 4 hrs ago<<<<< More Here!
The LE's keep busting them. The ones here in the US were from the ages of 16-40. Then the Mexican Drug Cartels caught one of them. They haven't gone back after the drug cartels. But they do go after all the LE and Government stuff. Course now immediately Anonymous states it will go after Interpol now. That should prove quite interesting. If they are successful.
Interpol says they cannot arrest anybody. What they didnt tell anybody. Is how they can kill others on someone elses soil, and get away with it. Due to working with specific agencies.