UK Police Arrests 18-year-old In Connection With The Recent Attack on PSN and Xbox Live Networks

UK Police has arrested an 18-year-old man from Southport, UK in connection with the Distributed Denial of Service attacks that brought Xbox Live and PSN down over the Christmas holidays.

South East Regional Organized Crime Unit (SEROCU) is working closely with the FBI in the ongoing investigation.

The arrested man had "electronic and digital devices," that were confiscated from his home. He faces two charges under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and suspicion of threats to kill contrary to Section 16 of Offenses against the person Act 1861.

A group of hacker known as Lizard Squad is thought to be connected with the Christmas DDoS attacks, however authorities are yet to confirm this.

A member of Lizard Squad member was arrested recently but the arrest was not in connection with the attacks.

"We are still at the early stages of the investigation and there is still much work to be done," said Craig Jones, Head of the Cyber Crime Unit at SEROCU. "We will continue to work closely with the FBI to identify those who commit offences and hold them to account."

"Cyber crime is an issue which has no boundaries and affects people on a local, regional and global level. I would like to urge everyone to check their home and business computer security and follow the advice available on sites such as cyberstreetwise.com and getsafeonline.org," Jones added.

For many users, the DDoS attacks on PSN and Xbox network rendered games requiring online connectivity unplayable.