July 16, 2008
A New Zealand teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network has been discharged without a conviction, BBC reports.
Police said the group hijacked more than one million computers and used them to take at least $20.4m (£10.3m) from private bank accounts.
Owen Thor Walker, 18, was ordered to pay $10,000 (£5,000) in damages and hand over his computer-related assets.
Police said they were interested in using his skills to fight cyber-crime.
