A 17 year old boy was arrested in the Beswick area of Manchester by the Metropolitan Police's central e-crime unit in connection with a cyber attack which put the online Call of Duty game out of service.
The attack is aimed for "denial of service" which in other words causes the website unusable. This caused large numbers of users unable to play the game online. Activision contacted police in September this year.
"The attack came about via a malicious program called "Phenom Booter", which was also being offered for sale on a web forum which allowed those playing Call of Duty to score more points while stopping other people playing the game."[BBC]
The teenager is arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act and is currently in police custody.
The teenager is arrested on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act and is currently in police custody.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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