Cybersecurity
Northern Ireland Police Arrest 15-Year-Old for TalkTalk Hack
- Put in custody on `suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses'
- TalkTalk: Attacker may have stolen banking information
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A 15-year-old boy in Northern Ireland has been arrested in connection with the attack on British Internet provider TalkTalk Telecom Plc, authorities said. The shares rose, recovering from the worst decline in five years on Monday.
The teenager was taken into custody in County Antrim on Monday on “suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.