TalkTalk hack: 18-year old boy in Wales the fifth to be arrested

Sooraj Shah
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The first TalkTalk arrest to be on suspicion of blackmail rather than Computer Misuse Act offences

An 18-year old boy is the fifth to be arrested in connection with the SQL injection attack of internet service provider TalkTalk. The teenager was arrested yesterday after detectives from the Me...

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