Geiler said he's still puzzled as to why the hackers targeted Promobility. We are nobody. Microsoft's security Web site shows that the software company published a patch for the problem in July 1998, and issued a second warning in July 1999. The arrests were made Thursday by the Dyfed-Powys Police Service in Wales. The two teen-agers were charged with violating a 1990 U.K. computer law.
Local law prohibits disclosure of the names of the men in custody.
The FBI said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Internet security consultants, and the banking and credit card industries assisted in the investigation. Merchants, however, have no such protection if stolen card numbers are used to purchase goods. Justice Department correspondent Terry Frieden and CNN Interactive Technology Editor D. Ian Hopper contributed to this report. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.