Police have arrested a 17-year-old from Manchester, who carried out a cyber attack on the online version of the blockbuster computer game Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The teenager was arrested by the Metropolitan Police’s central e-crime unit after his “denial of service” interference, which prevented large numbers of people playing the game online.
A program called “Phenom Booter” was used to carry out the online attack – the software is also for sale online as it allows those playing Call of Duty to score more points while stopping opponents playing the game.
Detectives concluded that the server was hosted within the UK before further investigation traced the IP address to the Greater Manchester area.
