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A UK man has been arrested as part of an investigation into denial-of-service attacks on Sony Playstation and Xbox systems over Christmas.

The 18-year-old was arrested at an address in Southport, near Liverpool.

He is accused of unauthorised access to computer material and knowingly providing false information to law enforcement agencies in the US.

The investigation was a joint operation between UK cybercrime units and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Microsoft and Sony were attacked on Christmas Day, making it difficult for users to log on. The distributed-denial-of-service attack - which floods servers causing them to stop working - caused major disruptions.

'Swatting'

The arrest was part of a joint operation between officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu) and the North West Regional Crime Unit (Rocu), supported by the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).

Craig Jones, head of the Cyber Crime Unit at Serocu said: "This investigation is a good example of joint law enforcement co-operation in relation to a type of criminality that is not restricted by any geographical boundaries.

"We are still at the early stages of the investigation and there is still much work to be done. We will continue to work closely with the FBI to identify those who commit offences and hold them to account."

He explained more about one of the charges, known as swatting.

"Offences referred to as 'swatting' involve law enforcement forces in the United States receiving hoax calls via Skype for a major incident in which Swat teams were dispatched."

Peter Goodman, national policing lead for cybersecurity at the Association of Police Officers (Acpo), added: "This is a significant arrest... of a UK citizen suspected of engaging in serious and organised cybercrime on the national and international stage."

A hacking group called Lizard Squad said it carried out the attacks which caused major disruption to the gaming platforms at one of the busiest times of the year.

 

All information has been taken directly from the BBC website.

 

 

 

Source - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30849172

 

 

 

Whats also crazy about this is that the man who got arrested, literally lives 30 minutes away from my home....

It seems impossible until it's done.

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remove the format from the text please. 

I'm trying but it isnt updating for some reason

It seems impossible until it's done.

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Oh, so it had to be someone who's the same age as me from the north west didn't it, especially from southport, just up the damn road from me. At least the rozzers are being proactive about the attacks though, they need to show they won't tolerate the sort of attacks they did.

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Repost http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/291967-uk-police-arrest-lizard-squad-member-behind-playstation-and-xbox-attacks/

And 18 is not a man

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Someone has already pointed out that it is a repost...

 

And in the UK, if you are over the age of 18, you're classed as a man.

It seems impossible until it's done.

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And 18 is not a man

What?

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Someone has already pointed out that it is a repost...

 

And in the UK, if you are over the age of 18, you're classed as a man.

Im pretty sure thats the US aswell....

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Im pretty sure thats the US aswell....

21 in us and japan I don't know for other but it's 18 here in canada also

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What?

 

 

Im pretty sure thats the US aswell....

 

 

21 in us and japan I don't know for other but it's 18 here in canada also

What i mean is legally and adult, but he's still a kid to me. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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What i mean is legally and adult, but he's still a kid to me. 

You're legally an adult at 18 in the UK... hense why you have to be 18+ to watch adult content (porn)

It seems impossible until it's done.

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You're legally an adult at 18 in the UK... hense why you have to be 18+ to watch adult content (porn)

I don't mean legally! 

I just mean he's the maturity level of a kid. 

A little, shitty kit. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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I don't mean legally! 

I just mean he's the maturity level of a kid. 

A little, shitty kit. 

Well, thats your opinion.

It seems impossible until it's done.

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Well, thats your opinion.

well, yah! 

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Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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18 - eigh"teen" - you get my point. 
21 - that my friend would be young "adult"
Anything below 21 is still considered as a teenager mates. 

Facts don't lie xD

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18 - eigh"teen" - you get my point. 

21 - that my friend would be young "adult"

Anything below 21 is still considered as a teenager mates. 

Facts don't lie xD

well he'll probably be charged as an adult in the court.

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18 - eigh"teen" - you get my point. 

21 - that my friend would be young "adult"

Anything below 21 is still considered as a teenager mates. 

Facts don't lie xD

And what is the proof of this 'fact'?

It seems impossible until it's done.

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18 - eigh"teen" - you get my point. 

21 - that my friend would be young "adult"

Anything below 21 is still considered as a teenager mates. 

Facts don't lie xD

I don't think we should judge by the age I think some should be considered as kid all their lives and some other (rare) should be consider as adult around 14

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