Hacker Uses Virus, Gets Arrested

Posted: Sep 13, 2009 |Comments: 0 | Views: 126 |

In Adelaide, which is located at the south of Australia, a 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly spreading a virus in the computer world which ranges worldwide. The man, whose identity was undisclosed, will go on trial to the courts next month.

According to South Australian police, the man created chaos not just to the populous city of Adelaide but to the whole Australia and the rest of the world as well. The man is said to be working from home, created the virus and infected more than 74,000 computers around the globe. Detective Senior Sergeant Barry Blundell also said that this recent computer hacking was believed to be the largest that had happened so far in Australia. He also said that this hacking is the biggest yet that they had located and it is also good that they had arrested the person behind it.

Police officers said that the destructive virus was created and also spread by the same man. The virus is known to crash websites, disturb your research online, and even disrupt your time for some entertainment on the net. Officers also believed that this virus can infiltrate your personal information and can even steal financial information using a code he also devised. It is estimated that it can affect 3000 susceptible computers. The said code is also something that can be sold to other hackers.


This new computer virus is one of the many viruses that caused troubles and difficulty to the citizenry. Some of the notable viruses include the one that makes your monitor go into a trance-like sleep in blue hue, make websites crash and the innocent-looking attachment that is programmed to destroy your PCs. And perhaps the most famous virus, the “iloveyou virus” that even infiltrated top government agencies and caused quite a stir to the security of the nation.

In line with this, Officer Blundell reminded everybody to check and verify their bank accounts and make sure that all transactions that have transpired is legal and accurate. Another good tip is to protect your computers with anti virus software that are available in the market and on the internet as well. Computer virus can be treated as an intruder to your beautiful and organized home. Because these viruses cause troubles and creates havoc to the computer world, what you can do is safeguard your computer from it.

You can have antivirus software by simply having a cyber defender download. Cyberdefender and many other antivirus are readily available.

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