Worldwide cyber-crime network hit in coordinated raids

Weak weapons: The report warned that nearly every major US weapons system was vulnerable to cyberattacks.

BERLIN: One of the world's biggest networks of hijacked computers, which is suspected of being used to attack online banking customers, has been taken down following police swoops in 10 countries, German police said on Dec 1.

In an internationally coordinated campaign, authorities carried out the raids on Nov 30, seized servers and website domains and arrested suspected leaders of a criminal organisation, said police and prosecutors in northern Germany.