The teen accused of launching DDoS attacks on a number of websites including that of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will be allowed to prepare his defence at home after being granted conditional bail. The teen accused of launching DDoS attacks on a number of websites including that of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) will be allowed to prepare his defence at home after being granted conditional bail.Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith ruled that 19 year-old Ryan Clearly should be released from custody on condition that he observes a curfew between 9am and 7pm, does not leave his house unaccompanied by one parent and wears an electronic tag at all times.Police will check on that he is meeting his strict bail conditions, which also include that he should not use a computer or access the Internet. His computers, reportedly including an Apple iPhone and Sony PS3 games console. have already been confiscated by police.“Ryan Cleary is very relieved to be granted bail and to be home to his mum, his cats and his books,” Cleary’s lawyers said in a statement outside Southwark Crown Court. “He has cooperated with police and will continue to do so. Ryan has last week been diagnosed with Aspergers. He will now be provided with the professional support he needs. His obvious intelligence can now be channelled into a worthwhile pursuit.”“One thing not so positive from this case is that the British police are investigating and appear to be accepting jurisdiction. Ryan will not be making further statements for the time being,” it concluded in apparent reference to the attempts by the US authorities to extradite another accused British hacker, Gary McKinnon. It has been suggested in recent days that Cleary could also be extradited by the US. Cleary was arrested last Monday after being connected to the LulzSec hacking group that perhaps not coincidentally announced on Twitter that it had reached the end of its “50 day cruise” and would cease DDoS and low-level hacking operations.Most commentators believe that the group is under pressure after Cleary’s arrest but the precise connection between the group and the teen is still speculative.Cleary has been charged on five counts under the Computer Misuse Act, including building and using a DDoS botnet against a variety of targets, including the British Phonographic Industry as well as SOCA. Related content news ChatGPT “not a reliable” tool for detecting vulnerabilities in developed code NCC Group report claims machine learning models show strong promise in detecting novel zero-day attacks. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins DevSecOps DevSecOps DevSecOps news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability brandpost The advantages and risks of large language models in the cloud Understanding the pros and cons of LLMs in the cloud is a step closer to optimized efficiency—but be mindful of security concerns along the way. By Daniel Prizmant, Senior Principal Researcher at Palo Alto Networks Oct 03, 2023 5 mins Cloud Security news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Vulnerabilities Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe