Call of Duty cyber attack prompts arrest
The 17-year-old was arrested in the Beswick area of Manchester by the Metropolitan Police's central e-crime unit earlier.
It followed a "denial of service" attack, which saw large numbers of people unable to play the game online.
Games company Activision contacted police in September this year.
Denial of service attacks are aimed at making websites unusable.
The attack was facilitated via a malicious program called "Phenom Booter", which was also being offered for sale on a web forum which allowed those playing Call of Duty to score more points while stopping other people playing the game.
Detectives established that the server was hosted within the UK and further investigation traced the IP address more specifically to the Greater Manchester area.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11961333
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OasisPosted:
Woah a cyber attack on cod. Some people have no life, instead of selling lame programs to low life's why not get a real job and stop whacking off his server. What's next? A cyber attck on google because you typed in 'gay' and your face was the first result.
prumpaPosted:
-iRyan- He actually deserves that to...I would never hit someone off just to win a game.yea man i totally agree with you
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