Exceptional talent
A botnet can be controlled over the internet by a single computer.
It installs malicious software on PCs around the world to collect information such as login names, bank account details and credit card numbers.
Walker pleaded guilty to charges of accessing a computer for dishonest purposes, interfering with computer systems, possession of software for committing crime and accessing computer systems without authorisation, the New Zealand Press Association said.
New Zealand police said he had begun committing the crimes at school, and had designed an encrypted virus that was undetectable by anti-virus software.
It allowed him access to usernames and passwords as well as credit card details, and was used by others to commit the frauds.
Walker faces up to five years in prison for several of the charges, but Judge Arthur Tompkins indicated he was not considering a custodial sentence.
Walker was detained in New Zealand's North Island city of Hamilton and is reported to have Asperger's syndrome - a neurobiological disorder which can result in deficiencies in social skills.
Although patients have normal intelligence, some may have exceptional talent in a specific area.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7323733.stm
Published: 2008/04/01 01:05:10 GMT
Daridan
Why is it always a greedy teen that finds out how to hack a site? I was a teen not too long ago, and I never thought of causing harm...
Daridan