Interpol arrests suspected 'Anonymous' hackers
The arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were carried out by national law enforcement officers working under the support of Interpol's Latin American Working Group of Experts on Information Technology Crime, the international police agency said in a statement.
The suspects are aged between 17 and 40 and are suspected of planning coordinated cyber-attacks against institutions including Colombia's defence ministry and presidential websites, Chile's Endesa electricity company and national library, as well as other targets.
The arrests followed an ongoing investigation begun in mid-February which also led to the seizure of 250 items of IT equipment and mobile phones in searches of 40 premises in 15 cities, Interpol said.
Earlier Tuesday police in Spain announced the arrest of four suspected Anonymous hackers in connection with attacks on Spanish political party websites. These four were among the 25 announced by Interpol.
A National Police statement said two servers used by the group in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have been blocked.
Source #1 (Telegraph):Dozens of suspected Anonymous hackers arrested in worldwide sweep - Telegraph
Source #2 (CNN) : Interpol arrests suspected 'Anonymous' hackers - CNN.com