Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Newcastle who they suspect could be a member of prolific hacking group TeamPoison.
The boy was arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with an alleged breach of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
His arrest was the result of a joint investigation between The Police Central eCrime Unit (PCeU) and officers from the Northumberland Constabulary.
In a statement on the Metropolitan Police website, it is claimed the suspect could be a spokesperson for hacking group TeamPoison.
The group has claimed responsibility for more than 1,400 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and network breaches across the globe.
The group is credited with being the force behind last November's attack on the UN's web servers, which resulted in staff login details and passwords being leaked online.
"Enquiries continue between the PCeU and other relevant law enforcement agencies in this continuing and wide-ranging investigation," the statement added.
-
ITPro is 20!We take a look back on the past two decades since ITPro launched...
-
Cyber experts issue alert after two ransomware groups team up on ‘unprecedented’ threat campaignNews The tie-up includes a new model of industrialized ransomware deployment that significantly lowers the barrier to entry for cyber crime
-
UK police fails ethical tests with "unlawful" facial recognition deploymentsNews A University of Cambridge team audited UK police use of the tech and found frequent ethical and legal shortcomings
-
Hackers love the UK, but not for the reason you thinkNews Ex-Met cyber specialist explains why the UK is such a popular destination for cyber criminals
-
UK cops to lose access to Europol's cyber crime resources after BrexitNews Cyber cops will be on their own once Britain leaves the EU
-
Police pursue cloud first IT strategyNews The National Police Technology Council's guidelines attempt to standardise IT deployment
-
NGO director guilty of denying police his device passwordsNews Muhammad Rabbani refused to divulge iPhone and MacBook passwords at Heathrow airport
-
20% of Manchester police rely on Windows XPNews London's Metropolitan Police refused to disclose any up-to-date figures
-
Should police have powers to sack officers lacking IT skills?
News Reform produces a 10-point plan to address policing's digital skills gap
-
Uber faces criminal investigation over 'Greyball' toolNews DoJ investigates alleged use of software to help drivers evade regulators
