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22/06/2011
Hacker Could Face Extradition To The US
A 19-year-old British teenager, arrested for hacking into the US Central Intelligence Agency's website, could face extradition to the US if found guilty.
Ryan Cleary is suspected of masterminding and running LulzSec, a global computer hacking group, from family home in Essex.
He was arrested as part of a Scotland Yard and FBI investigation into the group suspected of hacking into the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate, as well as launching attacks on Sony and Nintendo.
The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act, and Fraud Act offences and was taken to a central London police station, where he currently remains in custody for questioning.
(BMcN)
Ryan Cleary is suspected of masterminding and running LulzSec, a global computer hacking group, from family home in Essex.
He was arrested as part of a Scotland Yard and FBI investigation into the group suspected of hacking into the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency and the US Senate, as well as launching attacks on Sony and Nintendo.
The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act, and Fraud Act offences and was taken to a central London police station, where he currently remains in custody for questioning.
(BMcN)
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