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Mumsnet hack update - police have charged someone

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JustineMumsnet · 21/05/2016 19:30

Hello,

Many of you will remember last August’s hacking attack on Mumsnet.

I'm pleased to say that today someone has appeared in court, charged with offences related to the attacks (though not the swatting attacks) and will appear at Guildford Magistrate court on 07th June.

The Met tell us that the suspect has been charged with: “two offences of causing a computer to perform function to secure / enable unauthorised access to a program / data, contrary to section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and also one offence of unauthorised acts with intent to impair operation of or prevent / hinder access to a computer, contrary to section 3 of the Computer Misuse act 1990.”

The Met’s Cyber Crime Unit is continuing investigations into the incident, including the swatting attacks that also took place. We'll let you know as and when we hear anything further.

Thanks,
Justine

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PinkSquash · 21/05/2016 20:46

Hurrah! Wine

Pipbin · 21/05/2016 20:45

Oh now, I've just thought, the magistrates court has a public gallery. Is there a MNer that go and send us a report?

Allalonenow · 21/05/2016 20:42

G&T all round! Wine

BeauGlacons · 21/05/2016 20:38

Lweji Grin

Pipbin · 21/05/2016 20:37

Great news, thanks for the update.

Lweji · 21/05/2016 20:36

Questions for prospective jury members:
Do you have a MN account?

Was your name on the list?

JackandDiane · 21/05/2016 20:35

If they are 17 it will go off to a Youth court. As it should

JackandDiane · 21/05/2016 20:35

oh fgs dont decide on the sentence before they have even appeared.
Very bad form

ExtraHotLatteToGo · 21/05/2016 20:33

It's a good start!

17 - plenty old enough to know better & take responsibility for their actions.

RockMeMomma · 21/05/2016 20:32

Good news. They better throw the book at them

DailyMailFodder · 21/05/2016 20:32

looks like Maximum sentence of 12 months for each offence ?? Is that right?

SoupDragon · 21/05/2016 20:26

Wonderful :)

I hope they charge someone for the swatting attacks too.

Sparklingbrook · 21/05/2016 20:24

I don't feel sorry for them at all.

ChipperCharlie · 21/05/2016 20:23

I was around, but can someone remind me what swatting is?

elQuintoConyo · 21/05/2016 20:22

Met Cyber Crime Unit - anyone else rubbing their thighs?

Great news Wine

BeauGlacons · 21/05/2016 20:19

Were they definitely boys? Glad they've been caught but feel sorry foe them now if they're teenagers and have ruined their lives.

Wonders if the mum is despairing on the teenage boards. Jeffrey has always been a geek and little socially isolated but he's been interfering with computer programmes and is likely to get a criminal record. He has been led astray by a passive aggressive girlfriend and the relationship is toxic. He has a date for the Magistrate's court and I don't know where to turn next. What would you do?

UnderTheGreenwoodTree · 21/05/2016 20:10

Good news.

Silly boys, messing with the mumsnetters.

CopperPot · 21/05/2016 20:10

Haha shame

Shakey15000 · 21/05/2016 20:09

Great news!

DailyMailFodder · 21/05/2016 20:07

That's good news. It would be really brilliant if they get a prosecution and that whoever is prosecuted gets a significant punishment.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 21/05/2016 20:02

That's great! I'm really glad (and impressed) that they got him/her. Hopefully this will get some publicity and show other script kiddies that they are not invincible and untraceable.

BoreOfWhabylon · 21/05/2016 19:57

Excellent. I'd also read that it was a 17 year old who was charged, and that there was another who hadn't been charged.

QOD · 21/05/2016 19:56
Grin
DonkeyOaty · 21/05/2016 19:47

Oo er. Jolly good!

PortiaCastis · 21/05/2016 19:43

Good News Jeffrey you're nicked

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