TfL cyber-attack: teenager from Walsall arrested in connection with data breach
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6QP6B)
Transport for London contacts 5,000 customers to say email and bank account details could have been accessed
Police have arrested a teenager from Walsall in connection with the cyber-attack on Transport for London, as TfL said it had discovered that thousands of customers' details had potentially been breached.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said a 17-year-old male was detained on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, in relation to the attack launched on TfL's systems on 1 September. The teenager was arrested on Thursday last week and released on bail after questioning by NCA officers.
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