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TalkTalk hack: Boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland released on bail | |
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A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries. | A 15-year-old boy arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with the TalkTalk hacking attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries. |
The Metropolitan Police, which is investigating the attack, said a County Antrim house was searched on Monday. | The Metropolitan Police, which is investigating the attack, said a County Antrim house was searched on Monday. |
The boy was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. | The boy was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences. |
He was taken into custody at a County Antrim police station and was being questioned by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland. | |
The investigation being conducted by the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit, Police Service of Northern Ireland Cyber Crime Centre and National Crime Agency is continuing. | The investigation being conducted by the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit, Police Service of Northern Ireland Cyber Crime Centre and National Crime Agency is continuing. |
The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that the boy had been "bailed to a date in November". | The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that the boy had been "bailed to a date in November". |
News that the TalkTalk website had been hit by a "significant and sustained cyber-attack" broke last week. | News that the TalkTalk website had been hit by a "significant and sustained cyber-attack" broke last week. |
The phone and broadband provider, which has more than four million customers in the UK, said bank details and personal information could have been accessed. | The phone and broadband provider, which has more than four million customers in the UK, said bank details and personal information could have been accessed. |
But credit and debit card numbers had not been stolen, it said. | But credit and debit card numbers had not been stolen, it said. |