A 15-year-old boy was arrested for hacking PayPal accounts after specialist cyber-crime officers raided a house by Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
During a search of a home on Astley Road, Knowsley, high-value technology goods were seized.
These included the latest iPhones, an Apple Watch, Samsung and Sony mobile phones, and an iPad and Apple Airpods.
A mini motorbike was also seized during the raid.
Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/boy-15-arrested-suspicion-hacking-18825082
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/paypal
"id": "pay232422123",
"linkid": "paypal",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "08/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'PayPal',
'type': 'Company'}],
'description': 'A 15-year-old boy was arrested for hacking PayPal accounts '
'after specialist cyber-crime officers raided a house by '
'Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. During a search of '
'a home on Astley Road, Knowsley, high-value technology goods '
'were seized, including the latest iPhones, an Apple Watch, '
'Samsung and Sony mobile phones, and an iPad and Apple '
'Airpods. A mini motorbike was also seized during the raid.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': 'PayPal accounts'},
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True},
'threat_actor': '15-year-old boy',
'title': 'Arrest of 15-Year-Old for Hacking PayPal Accounts',
'type': 'Hacking'}