Anonymous hackers caught in Latin America
Posted: 01 March 2012 02:44 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Interpol (The International Criminal Police Organization) carried out an investigation against Anonymous that led to 25 arrests throughout Latin America and Europe.

The majority of arrests, 10, took place in Argentina in the towns of Rio Cuarto, Capital Federal, San Isidro, and Tucuman. 

The suspects are accused of attacking the websites of political parties, institutions, companies, and government agencies. Interpol also seized around 250 items of IT equipment, which being used to hack into sites in Chile, Colombia and Spain.

The group was found to be communicating and advising each other about the Internet attacks through a private chat site. The group is also suspected of having a connection with the leaked stories and top news in Wikikleaks.

In Chile where 6 of the 25 were arrested, two suspects were minors.

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