Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Cyber Crime Investigation Team arrested a 16-year-old male on suspicion of offences under Sections 1, 2 and 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.

The male was arrested earlier today in the Portadown area, Wednesday 15 April, and has since been released pending further enquiries.  A follow-up search has taken place.

The arrest forms part of an ongoing investigation into a report received on Thursday 2 April of network intrusion activity involving the Education Authority.