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UK Teen, TeaMp0isoN Member, Arrested For ‘Phone Bomb’ Attack

A British teenager believed to be the hacker TriCk, a founding member of TeaMp0isoN has reportedly been arrested after launching a denial of service attack against an anti-terrorism hotline in the UK. The 17 year-old was arrested on April 12 in connection with a high profile phone bomb attack on a telephone hotline used to collect reports of possible terrorist activities. The attack used an automated system to flood the hotline with calls in which a computerized voice said TeamP0ison, overwhelming phone operators.

Source: https://threatpost.com/uk-teen-teamp0ison-member-arrested-phone-bomb-attack-041712/76447/

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