by Lisa Vaas on November 24, 2014
An international bust of people illegally using remote-access Trojans (RATs) to hijack people's webcams last week led to the arrest of 16 people across Europe.
The UK National Crime Agency said on Friday that five people had been arrested in the UK, and another man was brought in for voluntary questioning.
The list of those targeted in the UK:
- Two 33-year-old men and a 30-year-old woman arrested in Leeds.
- A 20-year-old man arrested in Chatham, Kent.
- A 40-year-old, arrested in Darlington, whose gender wasn't disclosed.
- A search warrant was also executed on a 19-year-old man from Liverpool who was brought in for voluntary questioning.