Brit teen accused of running malware factory and helpdesk for crims

A British teenager is accused of flogging and supporting malware used to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against top multinationals.

Jack Chappell, 18, from Stockport in Cheshire, appeared before Manchester magistrates on Tuesday charged with impairing the operation of computers under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act, encouraging or assisting an offense, and money laundering crime proceeds. An unnamed US citizen has also been charged.