Teen behind TalkTalk hack sentenced to 12-month rehabilitation order

Carly Page
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Just as well he picked on a UK ISP and not an American one...

The unnamed 17-year-old behind a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack and hack on internet service provider (ISP) TalkTalk has been given a relative slap on the wrist - having been sentenced...

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