As many as 56 individuals were arrested in the UK over the last week, as part of a crackdown led by London-based National Crime Agency (NCA) on a range of cybercrimes. One of those apprehended was a 23-year-old male allegedly responsible for breaching a satellite communications system used by the US Department of Defense. That attack, from 15 June 2014, saw data on “non-confidential contact information” for around 800 users, including name, title, e-mail addresses and phone numbers, leaked. The hacker also managed to nab information for approximately 34,400 devices, including IMEI numbers that identify a specific phone
“This arrest underscores DCIS [Defence Criminal Investigative Service] commitment and the joint ongoing efforts among international law enforcement to stop cyber criminals in their tracks, DCIS Special Agents will use every tool at their disposal to pursue and bring to justice those that attack the Department of Defence,” said US Department of Defence Criminal Investigative Service special agent Jeffrey Thorpe.
Lizard Squad
A suspected member of Lizard Squad, the hacking crew that has claimed Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network and Lenovo amongst its victims in recent months, was arrested in Leeds, Yorkshire, according to the BBC. He’s believed to be a 16-year-old who took part in attacks on as many as 350 websites. Another 21-year-old man was taken in for his alleged involvement in the D33Ds Company hacking collective, believed to have perpetrated a 2012 attack on Yahoo, after which as many as 450,000 email addresses and passwords were published online.
Other arrests were made in relation to various other crimes, including malware development, fraud and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which flood networks with traffic so they can’t function. A 20-year-old from Hackney, London was arrested on suspicion of committing a £15,000 phishing attack, whilst a 22-year-old was apprehended on suspicion of developing and distributing malware.
US bodies, including the FBI and the DoD, were heavily involved in supplying data to the UK police. Andy Archibald, Deputy Director of the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit, said: “The 56 arrests around the country this week are a result of the essential partnership activity with law enforcement, industry and government that is at the heart of fighting cybercrime.
“Criminals need to realise that committing crime online will not make them anonymous to law enforcement. We are continuously working to track down and apprehend those seeking to utilise computers for criminal ends, and to disrupt the technical networks and infrastructures supporting international cyber crime.”
Hi. I’m Designer of Blog Magic. I’m CEO/Founder of ThemeXpose. I’m Creative Art Director, Web Designer, UI/UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Industrial Designer, Web Developer, Business Enthusiast, StartUp Enthusiast, Speaker, Writer and Photographer. Inspired to make things looks better.
0 comments:
Post a Comment