Arrests Made in Relation to PSN and Xbox Live DDOS Attacks

[Demon_Skeith]

An 18-year-old British man has been arrested in relation to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live DDOS attacks at Christmas.

The man is accused of unauthorised access to computer material following the attacks that disrupted Microsoft's and Sony's online services over the holiday period. He is also accused of knowingly providing false information to law enforcement agencies in the US.

The arrest came as part of a joint operation between the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu), the North West Regional Crime Unit (Rocu), the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"We are still at the early stages of the investigation and there is still much work to be done," Craig Jones, head of Serocu's Cyber Crime Unit, told the BBC. "We will continue to work closely with the FBI to identify those who commit offences and hold them to account."

The Xbox Live service is currently experiencing (unrelated) issues, with Xbox 360 gamers struggling with online purchases, some app functionality and accessing cloud storage.

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hate to be him.

 

[J-RAY]

No kidding. I'm not sure how much pull or street cred you have talking to the thugs on the inside as a garage hacker.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

No kidding. I'm not sure how much pull or street cred you have talking to the thugs on the inside as a garage hacker.

not to mention if said thugs wanted to play online during the holiday season but couldn't thanks to that guy

 

[VirusZero]

Serves him right.

He thought that it'd be fun to mess with these companies and millions of people... Now (hopefully) he's going to spend a fair bit of time with no access to the internet (and trapped inside a tiny box). 

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Last I checked, there are some prisons with internet access.

 

[VirusZero]

Yes, but where he's been convicted of computer related crimes he may not be eligible for computer use. (I'd also like to see him banned from owning or operating any sort of internet capable device for several years after his release. I don't know if this will happen though.)

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Yes, but where he's been convicted of computer related crimes he may not be eligible for computer use. (I'd also like to see him banned from owning or operating any sort of internet capable device for several years after his release. I don't know if this will happen though.)

Not sure of the UK laws, but that ban does happen here in the states.

 

[lb]

Yes, but where he's been convicted of computer related crimes he may not be eligible for computer use. (I'd also like to see him banned from owning or operating any sort of internet capable device for several years after his release. I don't know if this will happen though.)

That ban seems quite unfair however. You did the crime, you do the time, but why restrict a person's rigts after being released from prison? Sure, he could do it again, but that's like prohibiting a rapist from dating anyone several years after he's been released from prison...