The reclusive teen, from an estate in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, is suspected of being behind the huge security breach that has put the banking details of four million households at risk. Scores of TalkTalk customers have been targeted by fraudsters exploiting the hacked data and the firm's share price plunged. The boy was arrested in the pebble-dashed property he shares with his single mother on the rundown estate. His online blog reveals he is obsessed with violent video games such as Grand Theft Auto. And neighbours say he was being taught at home after repeated suspensions saw him kicked out of school.
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