Robin Sellers and Kelly Brocklehurst prosecute defendant jailed for cyber attack which knocked Liberia offline

January 15, 2019

Robin Sellers and Kelly Brocklehurst successfully prosecuted a self-taught hacker who carried out a cyber attack so powerful that it knocked Liberia offline.

The National Crime Agency describe the defendant as perhaps the most significant cyber criminal yet to be caught in the UK.

Further details of this case can be found at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46840461

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