27/10/2015

15-Year-Old Arrested Over TalkTalk Data Theft

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged data theft from the TalkTalk website.

The Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit made the arrested on Monday at an address in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, assisted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

The 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences.

A search of the address is ongoing and enquiries continue.

This is a joint investigation by MPCCU detectives, the PSNI's Cyber Crime Centre (CCC) and the National Crime Agency.

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(MH)

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