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Self-Taught Hacker Anthony Harrison's Scheme: Over 2000 Affected

Calendar Dec 02, 2010 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A COMPUTER hacker infected more than 2000 computers in Australia and overseas with a program to capture banking details, a court has heard. Anthony Scott Harrison, 20, used the internet to teach himself hacking and programming skills to launch his attack last year but was caught when suspicious web activity was registered and tracked by federal police.

Harrison also modified and sold software to allow others to infect computers, with his offending flowing from his obsession with the world of cyber fantasy.

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