FBI, cops arrest suspected Filipino terror hackers | Inquirer Technology: "MANILA, Philippines—A group of suspected Filipino hackers allegedly financed by a Saudi-based terrorist cell was arrested by agents of the Philippine National Police and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) disclosed on Thursday.
The Filipino and American operatives working jointly arrested on Wednesday night four suspects and confiscated computers and telecommunication equipment believed being used by the suspects in their hacking activities, CIDG director Samuel D. Pagdilao Jr. said.
The group was allegedly behind attacks on the US telecommunication firm AT&T that resulted in $2 million in losses to the company in 2009.
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