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A 16-year-old schoolboy from Devon has admitted launching cyberattacks on websites around the world including SeaWorld in Florida and his local police force. A 16-year-old schoolboy from Devon has admitted launching cyber-attacks on websites around the world including SeaWorld Orlando and his local police force.
The boy, who cannot be named, admitted bombarding sites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The teenager, who cannot be named, bombarded sites in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
He admitted three charges of doing an act to hinder access to a programme under the Computer Misuse Act. The offences relate to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which involve overwhelming a website with traffic, often taking it offline. He admitted three charges of performing an act to hinder access to a programme under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. The offences relate to distributed denial of service attacks, which involve overwhelming a website with traffic, often taking it offline.
The boy, who was 15 at the time, has denied two further charges of sending bomb hoaxes to both American Airlines and Delta airlines. The boy, who was 15 at the time, denied two further charges of sending bomb hoaxes to American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Wearing a grey suit and a tie, he sat next to his mother at Plymouth youth court on Tuesday as a trial on those alleged offences began.Wearing a grey suit and a tie, he sat next to his mother at Plymouth youth court on Tuesday as a trial on those alleged offences began.
District judge Diane Baker told the court that the defendant was “a very intelligent young man” and said he could follow the case properly and “far better than a lot of people in this courtroom”. The district judge, Diane Baker, told the court the defendant was “a very intelligent young man” who could follow the case “far better than a lot of people in this courtroom”.