‘I can track head of cybercrime 24/7’

A teenager studying at Trinity College Dublin boasted he could electronically track the movements of the head of the Garda cybercrime unit “24/7”.

That is according to the international hacking case prepared by the FBI after information was passed on by a ringleader of the covert online organisation, who is seeking a reduced sentence.

Donncha O’Cearrbhail, aged 19, was arrested yesterday by gardaí pursuing an ongoing investigation. He was questioned in Terenure station. He can be held until later today, before he must be charged or released.