Six UK Teens Arrested For Being "Customers" of Lizard Squad's DDoS Service

An anonymous reader writes: UK officials have arrested six teenagers suspected of utilizing Lizard Squad's website attack tool called "Lizzard Stresser". Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for the infamous Christmas Day Xbox Live and PlayStation Network attacks. The teenagers "are suspected of maliciously deploying Lizard Stresser, having bought the tool using alternative payment services such as Bitcoin in a bid to remain anonymous," an NCA spokesperson wrote in an official statement on the case. "Organizations believed to have been targeted by the suspects include a leading national newspaper, a school, gaming companies, and a number of online retailers."

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Re:I disagree that this tool should be illegal

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Nobody even bothered to read the parent well. Slashdot sucks. It should not be deemed illegal to own it to investigate how to fight it. Period.