Details Regarding Lizard Squad Arrest As many in the #cybersecurity circles learned this weekend, officials made another arrest of an alleged member of Lizard Squad on Friday in the UK. The agency responsible for the arrest, the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, or SEROCU, issued a press release regarding the arrest. An 18-year-old man was arrested this morning (16/1) in Boundary Street, Southport on suspicion of unauthorised access to computer material contrary to section 1 of Computer Misuse Act 1990, unauthorised access with intent to commit further offences contrary to section 2 of Computer Misuse Act 1990 and threats to kill contrary to Section 16 of Offences against the person Act 1861. SEROCU, supported by the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), worked closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the operation which focused on the denial of service attack of Sony Playstation and Xbox systems in 2014 and ‘swatting’ offences. The #ddosattacks that took down the two biggest console gaming networks are mentioned by name, as is alleged swatting offences, which for the unaware involve providing police agencies with false information about the targeted person in order to provoke law enforcement officials (or S.W.A.T. teams) to break into the victims home. More information about the joint arrest can be read in the full press release below. #news #lizardsquad #ddoslizard_squad #cybercrime #blacklotus Black Lotus
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 04:49:43 +0000
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