A teenage hacker (19) who sparked an FBI inquiry into an alleged £3 million sterling Internet fraud has admitted breaking into secure sites for gain.
Raphael Gray of Carmarthen, west Wales, admitted two counts of obtaining services by deception after illegally accessing credit card details over the Web.
He also admitted two counts under the theft act of setting up two Internet sites by unlawfully using credit cards that did not belong to him.
Gray also pleaded guilty to six counts of knowingly accessing sites containing credit card details, but without using the information for gain.
In a brief hearing at Swansea Crown Court, Gray was released on unconditional bail and the case adjourned for pre-sentence reports.
He had previously pleaded not guilty on 10 charges of downloading unauthorised material under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (Section 2).
Gray was arrested after FBI agents flew to Britain to help police as part of an international investigation.
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