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15-year-old Boy Arrested in connection with TalkTalk Cyber Attack

The arrest is the first major outcome since TalkTalk – the biggest phone and broadband provider in the UK with more than 4 Million customers – had suffered a serious data breach. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the investigating officers from the Metropolitan police’s cyber crime unit (MPCCU) have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the latestcyber attack on TalkTalk.…

ISIS Hacker who Passed U.S. Military Data to Terrorists Arrested in Malaysia

Malaysian authorities have arrested a Kosovo citizen in Kuala Lumpur on Computer hacking charges and allegedly providing personal data about United States military members to the Islamic State Terrorists group (also known as ISIS or ISIL). According to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, Kosovo citizen Ardit Ferizi allegedly hacked into the US web hosting company’s servers and stole…

CyberSpace — China arrested Hackers at U.S. Government Request

For the very first time in history, China has arrested hackers within its borders at the request of the United States government. The helping hands of China made me remind of recent Hollywood movie, The Martian, in which China’s CNSA helped the United States’ NASA to rescue astronaut Mark Watney who was mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on the planet Mars. Although China did not rescue…

China Police Arrest 15,000 Suspects for Alleged Cyber Crimes

China Police has arrested nearly 15,000 people on suspicion of cyber crimes as part of an operation dubbed “Cleaning the Internet,” according to reports. According to the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the suspects have been arrested for their involvement in cyber crimes that “jeopardized Internet security.” In July, China launched a six-month campaign codenamed “Cleaning the…