A  man from the Shetland Islands has been charged with computer offences by police investigating hacking attacks.

Jake Davis, 18, was charged with unauthorised computer access and conspiracy to carry out a distributed denial of service attack on the Serious Organised Crime Agency’s website.

He faces five charges and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, police said.

Police are investigating hacking groups known as Anonymous and LulzSec.

Officers from the police’s Central e-Crime Unit arrested the teenager in what they describe as a “pre-planned intelligence-led operation” on Wednesday.

Source: BBC News