According to GameSpot a 22-year-old young man with reported ties to Lizard Squad was supposedly arrested this week in the United Kingdom. The person linked to the Christmas Day Xbox Live and PlayStation Network outages has been arrested by British police. The Daily Dot has obtained the copy of search warrant for 22-year-old Vinnie Omari, who was supposedly booked Monday before posting bail.
“They took everything,” Omari told the Daily Dot. “Xbox One, phones, laptops, computer USBs, etc.”
The press release from The Thames Valley Police indicates that the 22-year-old male from Twickenham was arrested December 30 “on suspicion of fraud by false representation and Computer Misuse Act offenses.” He’s apparently have to appear in court in March 2015.
Lizard Squad was blamable for the Christmas Day DDos attacks against Xbox Live and PlayStation Network that led to the major interruption of both online networks. Xbox Live returned to normal operation in about a day, while the PlayStation Network was largely unavailable for around three days.
Omari spoke to the Daily Dot he told that that no actual charges have been filed, only “alleged charges”.
In addition to Omari, another person with ties to Lizard Squad, someone going by “Ryan,” is reportedly being investigated by the FBI in connection to the gaming network outages.
Leave a Reply