Viral Image Does Not Show Swiss Child Hacker
The Claim
This is an image of an 11-year-old hacker who broke into a Swiss bank’s computer system and transferred $75 billion into his father’s account.
Emerging story
An image of a boy standing in court went viral with the claim that he stole $75 billion from a Swiss banking system.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar found that the viral image does not show an 11-year-old hacker but 14-year-old Zachary Neagle. Neagle was charged with murder in 2009 for the shooting death of his father.
The teen plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 2010 and was sentenced to seven years. Neagle said that he killed his father to protect his siblings after suffering years of sexual abuse.
The story of an 11-year-old hacker stealing $75 billion seems to be entirely fabricated. Nothing has been reported by any major media outlet regarding a $75 billion cyber theft.
