FBI and UK police arrest alleged Xbox and PlayStation Lizard Squad hacker

Roland Moore-Colyer
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Law enforcement units make a second arrest potentially relating to Sony attacks

A teenager has been arrested in Merseyside following a UK and FBI joint operation relating to the attacks on PlayStation and Xbox systems in December 2014. The South East Regional Organised Crim...

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