LOS ANGELES – A man who claims to be affiliated with an underground gang of hackers was arrested Tuesday on federal extortion charges that allege he hacked into dozens of computers, obtained personal data about people using the computers, and then demanded sexually explicit videos from female victims in exchange for keeping their personal information private.

Luis Mijangos, 31, of Santa Ana, was arrested without incident at his residence by special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The arrest of Mijangos, which was pursuant to a criminal complaint filed last week in United States District Court, follows a six-month FBI investigation into his involvement in computer hacking, identity theft and video voyeurism. FBI computer forensics experts have determined Mijangos infected more than 100 computers that were used by approximately 230 individuals, at least 44 of whom were juveniles. (INT)

Story Date: September 2, 2010