Aussie arrested over virus

An Australian man has been charged with infecting 3000 computers worldwide with viruses designed to capture banking details.

The Adelaide 20-year-old is also suspected of having developed software capable of starting virus attacks on 74,000 computers worldwide.

Police believe the man will be able to lead them to other offenders.

He was arrested after a three-month investigation by electronic crime sections of South Australian Police and the Australian Federal Police.