Slovenian police arrest hacker in cyber crime probe
29/07/2010
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Police have arrested a hacker suspected of creating a virus that has infected more than 12 million computers around the world, police spokesperson Leon Keder confirmed on Wednesday (July 28th). Media reports identify him only as a 23-year old Slovenian known by his hacker handle Iserdo. The man has been released but is expected to be charged with computer-related crimes, Keder said. Local media reported last week that Slovenian police -- in co-operation with the FBI -- had launched an investigation against three former Slovenian IT students who allegedly created the virus in order to get information from bank cards and internet banking details. (Beta, AP, BBC, Reuters - 28/07/10)