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A 15-year-old teenager has been arrested in Northern Ireland by law enforcement over their alleged role in the TalkTalk hack. In a statement released late Monday, the UK Metropolitan Police force said the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and detectives from the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit (MPCCU) executed a search warrant and arrested a 15-year-old boy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. . The police force says the teenager has been arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, namely, in connection with the cyberattack launched against UK telecoms firm TalkTalk and the subsequent theft of data belonging to millions of customers. . The police force says the teenager has been arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, n. 15-year-old, teenager, arrested, northern, ireland, enforcement, their, alleged. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A German intelligence agency staffer has been arrested after allegedly being caught spying on behalf on the US, according to reports by German newspapers. The country's Federal Prosecutor's office has confirmed that a man had been arrested on suspicion of being a foreign spy, but gave no further details. . According to reports in Germany's Spiegel magazine and Bild newspaper, which cited "security sources", the man allegedly gave the NSA information on a German Parliamentary inquiry into spying by the NSA. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Sources confirm that a member of the German intelligence service has been detained on suspicion of providing support to the NSA amid an ongoing governmental probe.. German Spy Agency, Foreign Intelligence, Espionage Arrests. . Dave Wreski
The FBI announced Wednesday the capture of an alleged member of NullCrew, an organization responsible for cyber-attacks against universities, government agencies and corporations. The suspect, Timothy French, was arrested in Tennessee last Wednesday.. NullCrew is responsible for hacking Comcast, the World Health Organization and Canadian Bell. In the Canadian Bell incident, over 12,000 email addresses and username/password combinations were stolen and released. NullCrew also claimed responsibility for the release of over 3,000 email addresses and username/password combinations belonging to members of a foreign government The link for this article located at Daily Caller is no longer available. . NullCrew is responsible for hacking Comcast, the World Health Organization and Canadian Bell. In the. announced, wednesday, capture, alleged, member, nullcrew, organization, responsibl. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Thai police have arrested an Algerian national wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly making tens of millions of dollars from cyber crime, officials said Monday. . Hamza Bendelladj, 24, was arrested late Sunday while attempting to transit through Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport from Malaysia, Immigration Bureau chief Pharnu Kerdlarpphon said. The link for this article located at Bankok Post is no longer available. . Saudi cybercriminal Abdulaziz Alhabbab, 23, apprehended in Malaysia, sought by the FBI for a wide range of online illegal activities.. Algerian Hacker Arrest, Thai Police Capture, International Cyber Crime. . Dave Wreski
A self-professed leader of the computer hacker group Anonymous was arrested by authorities in Dallas, officials said on Thursday.. "He was arrested and brought in for booking about 11 p.m. last night," said Dallas County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carmen Castro. She didn't know why Barrett Brown, 31, was arrested, saying there was no offense listed on the booking sheet. Brown was turned over to the FBI, she said. The link for this article located at Orlando Sentinal is no longer available. . 'He was arrested and brought in for booking about 11 p.m. last night,' said Dallas County Sheriff's . self-professed, leader, computer, hacker, group, anonymous, arrested, authorities, dallas. . Dave Wreski
British police Thursday arrested a suspected member of the TeaMp0isoN hacktivist group. The unnamed 17-year old boy was arrested in the north of England on charges of violating the country's Computer Misuse Act 1990, which is the law in Britain typically used to charge people who are suspected of hacking offenses. . "The suspect, who is believed to use the online 'nic' 'MLT', is allegedly a member of and spokesperson for TeaMp0isoN ('TeamPoison')--a group which has claimed responsibility for more than 1,400 offences including denial of service and network intrusions where personal and private information has been illegally extracted from victims in the U.K. and around the world," read a statement released by London's Metropolitan Police Service. It said that the suspect had been tracked down by the force's Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU), which serves as a cyber-crime investigation service for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The link for this article located at Information Week is no longer available. . A presumed affiliate of the hacking group TeaMp0isoN apprehended for cyber offenses under the Computer Misuse Act, igniting alarms about digital crime.. hacktivism, cyber crime, TeamPoison, data breach. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
An outspoken member of a loosely knit group of hackers that calls itself Lulz Security pleaded guilty to breaking into the computer systems of several prominent American companies, according to federal court papers unsealed Tuesday morning in New York. . Hector Xavier Monsegur, who operated under the Twitter handle The Real Sabu, was charged with 12 criminal counts of hacking into unauthorized computers, the Justice Department said, adding that he had been cooperating with law enforcement officials for several months. The link for this article located at NY Times is no longer available. . Barbara Joan Baker, known as The Real Echo, confronts 15 accusations tied to infiltrating major international corporations.. Hector Sabu Monsegur,Hacking Arrests,Lulz Security,Cyber Crimes,Computer Hacking. . Dave Wreski
A court in Romania has ordered the arrest of a Romanian man accused of hacking into NASA. The 26-year-old Romanian national, currently in detention, is charged with breaching security measures to access several of NASA The link for this article located at Washington Post is no longer available. . The 26-year-old Romanian national, currently in detention, is charged with breaching security measur. court, romania, ordered, arrest, romanian, accused, hacking, 26-year. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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