James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Argentinian 'super-hacker' arrested over online scams

Argentine police have arrested an alleged 19-year-old hacker on suspicion of leading a network specialised in fraud and complex financial transactions that led to security breaches at numerous websites. The youth, whose identity has not been revealed, is the son of an information systems engineer. He was initially detained at his home in Buenos Aires in July as part of "Operation Zombie," which included five raids in the capital and the city of Rosario, about 190 miles north, the Security Ministry reported. Experts believe the "super-hacker" diverted about $50,000 a month to his bank account, using the "technological cave" he assembled at his home. Police raiding his Buenos Aires residence seized sophisticated computers and other technological equipment.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/10309027/Argentinian-super-hacker-arrested-over-online-scams.html