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Officers of the UK Metropolitan Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in Wickford, Essex, on suspicion of his involvement with the recent hacking of various high-profile websites and games services.
A spokesperson told Develop that the police “will examine the individual for any Sony data”, confirming this was in relation to the recent PlayStation Network breach that led to the personal information of over 70 million accounts being compromised.
The Metropolitan Police state that the “the arrest follows an investigation into network intrusions and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against a number of international business and intelligence agencies by what is believed to be the same hacking group.”
While LulzSec have attacked gaming websites – including those of Minecraft, EVE Online, and League of Legends – the group has also attacked sites such as the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency.
No direct link with LulzSec has been formally made, but the Metropolitan Police confirmed to Develop that the man was “specifically charged in connection with a DDOS attack on the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) website.”
LulzSec has previously suggested it was responsible for the attack on the SOCA website.
The unnamed teenager was charged for both offences relating to the Computer Misuse Act and Fraud Act offences, and currently remains in custody for questioning at a London police station.
Following the arrest last night, the police have unearthed “a significant amount of material.”
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- Platform(s): Linux, macOS, PC
- Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online, RPG, Science Fiction, Strategy
