VTech hack: man held in Berkshire after probe into toy firm database breach

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.