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15 yr old County Antrim boy!

Would you believe it the suspected Talk Talk hacker is from our wee Country must be a smart cookie
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  • RikM
    RikM Posts: 811 Forumite
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    Smart? He got caught...
  • Old_Git
    Old_Git Posts: 4,751 Forumite
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34643783

    I wonder who his internet provider was .
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  • D.A.
    D.A. Posts: 1,161 Forumite
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    If the hack was as simple as everyone's saying it was, he doesn't have to be particularly smart.

    It's more a case of TalkTalk not giving a damn about security.
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,139 Forumite
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    edited 27 October 2015 at 12:48PM
    Boy released

    As Talk Talk has been an open target for months now

    Might have been a copycat Hack and didn't know how to cover his tracks? pure speculation on my part

    http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2015/10/15-year-old-boy-arrested-in-connection-with-talktalk-data-breach/



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  • donnac2558
    donnac2558 Posts: 3,638 Forumite
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    Some are saying he sent the ransom email, but didn't actually do the hack.
  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    donnac2558 wrote: »
    Some are saying he sent the ransom email, but didn't actually do the hack.
    Heard that as well Donna
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  • Cherryscone
    Cherryscone Posts: 1,412 Forumite
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    RikM wrote: »
    Smart? He got caught...
    well maybe Talk Talk should Employ him :rotfl:
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  • Zola.
    Zola. Posts: 2,204 Forumite
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    He ran an exploit that was ready made for him... not a smart cookie... especially now he wont be able to touch a pc with internet connection for at least 5 years
  • donnac2558
    donnac2558 Posts: 3,638 Forumite
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    edited 30 October 2015 at 10:43AM
    The Daily Mail was having a field day.

    They must have spoken to neighbours etc. He is from Ballymena, expelled from school and spent all day in his room with his computer. Plays Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto. :cool::cool:
  • qwert_yuiop
    qwert_yuiop Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    So come on, people. Which of you is 15 years old and from ballymena? It's not me - I'm from portadown.
    “What means that trump?” Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare
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