VTech hack: man held in Berkshire after probe into toy firm database breach
by Press Association from Technology | The Guardian on (#XR6Q)
21-year-old arrested as part of a cybercrime investigation into computer hacking at children's electronic toymaker VTech
A 21-year-old man has been arrested as part of a cybercrime investigation into computer hacking at children's electronic toymaker VTech. The suspect was detained in Bracknell, Berkshire, on Tuesday morning, the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (Serocu) said in a statement.
He was held on suspicion of "unauthorised access to computer to facilitate the commission of an offence" and of "causing a computer to perform a function to secure/enable unauthorised access to a program/data". A number of electronic items were seized by investigators.
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