A 17-year-old boy from Walsall has been arrested in connection with the September 2023 cyberattack that crippled MGM Resorts for several days.
The West Midlands Police, working alongside the FBI and the National Crime Agency (NCA), apprehended the teenager on Thursday, 18th July, on suspicion of violating the UK’s Computer Misuse Act and blackmail offenses. Authorities believe the teenager was a member of a hacking group that used ransomware attacks against prominent companies, including MGM Resorts in the United States.
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Source: Computing
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