One member of the team Lizard Squad, was arrested by UK police, according to reports.
The Daily Dot reports that the 22-man, Vinnie Omari, was arrested on Monday when the police raided his home. Omari sent a photo of the search warrant to the Daily Dot, arguing that police seized his devices (Xbox One, phones, laptops, USB sticks and other equipment).
The Thames Valley Police published for arrest on Wednesday, confirming that a 22-year-old man from Twickenham had been arrested "on suspicion of fraud by false documents and offenses of misuse of computers. "
Η report reports that Vinnie Omari was arrested on Tuesday, but not for the attacks on networks of Sony and Microsoft. Vinnie Omari is accused of a PayPal scam that took place between 2013 and August 2014. The attacks on Sony PSN and Xbox Live are nowhere to be found.
The team Lizard Squad δημοσίευσε επίσης στο Twitter ότι κάποιο άλλο μέλος, που είναι γνωστό με το ψευδώνυμο Ryan, συνελήφθη από το FBI αμέσως μετά την προσγείωση του στο αεροδρόμιο του Ντάλας. Σύμφωνα με τους Lizard Squad, ο Ryan είναι Φινλανδός πολίτης.
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The news comes a day after the announcement by Lizard Stresser Lizard Squad, a tool that will allow anyone to launch DDoS attack networks for $ 6 or more.
In a release on Wednesday, security expert Brian Krebs criticized the technical capabilities of the team, arguing that the Lizard Stresser's source code had been stolen by another similar tool called titanium stresser. The team responded by posting offensive tweets for Krebs.
