Teenager on hack charge

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails

Sign up to our free breaking news emails

Please enter a valid email address

Please enter a valid email address

SIGN UP

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy

A teenager has been charged with hacking into the Serious and Organised Crime Agency website.

Jake Davis, 18, of Shetland, is accused of gaining unauthorised access to a computer system, encouraging or assisting offences and two counts of conspiracy to commit offences.

He faces one further charge of conspiring to carry out a distributed denial of service attack.

He is to appear at City of Westminster magistrates' court today.