Youths held on Internet fraud

Cardiff - Two teenage computer hackers were last night alleged to have been at the centre of a massive £2 million Internet fraud…

Cardiff - Two teenage computer hackers were last night alleged to have been at the centre of a massive £2 million Internet fraud operated from their homes.

The 18-year-olds were arrested in Clynderwen, near Narberth, west Wales, following a global investigation involving the FBI into a series of raids on commercial web sites during which details of 26,000 credit cards were allegedly downloaded.

Officers released the youngsters on police bail ahead of further investigations.

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