30-08-2017 21:27 via theguardian.com

Alleged mastermind behind bank cyber-attacks extradited to UK

Briton Daniel Kaye, extradited from Germany, is accused of attempting to blackmail Lloyds and Barclays banksThe alleged mastermind behind a series of cyber-attacks on Lloyds and Barclays banks that disrupted up to 20 million accounts has been extradited from Germany to face charges in the UK.The British man, Daniel Kaye, 29, is accused of attempting to blackmail the banks after using an infected network of computers known as the Mirai#14 botnet. Continue reading...
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