Met Police have taken the unusual step of using Twitter to send a message to anyone considering supporting internet attacks against companies and governments. A message posted on the Met Polices official Twitter account cautioned would-be hacktivists that engaging in denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, defacing websites or breaking into corporate databases is illegal. The UK police warned, targeting bodies outside Great Britain does not mean that hackers cannot be prosecuted under British law. In my opinion, it’s a timely warning, as it comes after a read more in my article on the Naked Security website.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/british-police-issue-warning-to-internet-hacktivists/