British police are currently dealing with a digital crime have arrested a 19 year-old in Essex who was accused of participating in LulzSec’s recent attack of online accounts. This marks the first time that someone has been nabbed since the group set up in early June.
The investigators, working with the FBI, ZDNet reports, arrested the teenager under charges from the Computer Misuse Act and Fraud Act. Presumably tying him to LulxSec’s wave of leaks, DDoS attacks, and yesterdays joint declaration of international internet war alongside Anonymous, the first target of which was the UK’s Crime Agency. The BBC reports that “Searches at a residential address in Wickford, Essex, following the arrest last night have led to the examination of a significant amount of material. These forensic examinations remain ongoing,” who quoted a Scotland Yard rep.
