Teen who hacked Belgian plod site arrested

The 17 year-old hacked into the site and managed to shut it down for a bit leaving an on-line note.

Apparently, it was not exactly a case for Poirot. The teen's note said that the "Spycheck Team must be happy that a boy of 17 has hacked the Belgian police website. The security of your site well reflects the police's lack of competence. Webmaster: You better go and revise the system. Government: Recruit higher calibre police officers..."

The note meant that the Belgian plod could safely eliminate anyone from their inquiries who was not 17, which must have saved them a bit of time. According AP, the teen was arrested Saturday following a search of his home in the Brussels suburb of Rhode-Saint-Genese.

Today the copper's website said that the hacker of the federal police website was arrested within 24 hours. So it is less of the Agatha Crustie and more of Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer in the land of French Fries these days. µ