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September 27, 2013 12:32 am GMT

16-Year-Old Arrested After 'Biggest Cyberattack Ever'

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A 16-year-old schoolboy from London has been arrested in connection with a cyberattack on the Dutch anti-spam group Spamhaus, which was labeled by experts as the "biggest cyberattack ever." The attack reportedly slowed down the Internet in certain areas in Europe.

The teenager, whose name is unknown at this point, was arrested by British police in April, but details of his arrest were just leaked to British press on Thursday. He was arrested at the same time as the main suspect of the attack, Sven Olaf Kamphuis, according to The London Evening Standard

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