MADRID, Spain - Spanish police have arrested five young computer hackers who allegedly disabled Internet pages run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin America and Asia.

The National Police describe the suspects as being among the most active hackers on the Internet and say two of them are only 16 years old while the others are 19 or 20.

Police say the group attacked some 21,000 Web pages over the last two years.

The five were arrested this week in Barcelona, Burgos, Malaga and Valencia.

The statement did not identify which government websites the suspects are accused of tampering with.

The investigation began in March after the Web page of a Spanish political party, Izquierda Unida, was disabled shortly after Spain's general election on March 9.

LIKE IT?  LET OTHERS KNOW

Thanks for participating!

Be the first to recommend - Sign in now


See what other people are recommending - Popular Stories