Student admits carrying out high-profile cyber attacks

A student has admitted carrying out a string of high-profile cyber attacks on the websites of several multi-national firms.

Student admits carrying out high-profile cyber attacks
Wed, 26 Jul, 2017 - 14:27

A student has admitted carrying out a string of high-profile cyber attacks on the websites of several multi-national firms.

Jack Chappell, 19, of Stockport, committed Distributed Denial of Software (DDoS) attacks on NatWest bank, the National Crime Agency, Vodafone, the BBC, BT, 02 and Amazon.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: ManchesterPerson: Jack ChappellPerson: ChappellPerson: Yarden BidaniPerson: Itay HuriPerson: Jesse WuPerson: JudgePerson: John PotterPerson: BidaniPerson: HuriOrganisation: StockportOrganisation: Distributed Denial of SoftwareOrganisation: NatWest bankOrganisation: National Crime AgencyOrganisation: VodafoneOrganisation: BBCOrganisation: BTOrganisation: 02Organisation: AmazonOrganisation: T-MobileOrganisation: EEOrganisation: SprintOrganisation: University of California San DiegoOrganisation: UCSDOrganisation: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOrganisation: VerizonOrganisation: Minshull Street Crown CourtOrganisation: vDosOrganisation: NatWest Online BankingOrganisation: PornhubOrganisation: NetflixOrganisation: Virgin MediaOrganisation: West Midlands PoliceOrganisation: Regional Cyber Crime UnitOrganisation: Israeli policeOrganisation: FBIOrganisation: Europol's European Cybercrime Centre
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