Two Europeans accused of hacking in U.S.

A British citizen and a German one are charged of having launched a series of attacks against a chain stores in the U.S.

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Lee Graham Walker from England was arrested under the charge of conspiracy and destruction of an information system, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations of the United States (FBI). Axel Gemble is also accused, a German citizen. If they are found guilty, each risks a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. According to the FBI, Walker (24 years) and Gemble (25 years) are part of a larger group of hackers who conspired and launched a DDoS attack against two companies in 2003. Apparently, the one who ordered the attack, Jay Echouafni, who owned a communications satellite, hired the two hackers to launch a series of attacks on two competitors for you using it. Authorities said the two had used a worm developed by Gemble enough to infect PCs as can disable the two competing sites. Distributed attacks have beset both sites for two weeks, causing damage to several hundred thousand dollars, said the FBI. Echouafni fled after he was quoted in court in 2004. He is wanted by the FBI, being considered dangerous.