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A 19-year old man was arrested on Sunday for suspicion of developing and distributing malware and selling services to enable cyber criminals to test their malware.

The man, from Windsor, was arrested by officers from the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) as part of an ongoing operation. He has been bailed pending further enquiries.

Malware is the generic name used for malicious code designed to compromise victim computers and data. Criminals developing such software use systems to test it and make it effective.

Steve Pye, Senior Manager of Operations at the NCCU said:

"The NCA will lead the national response to cyber crime, focusing activities in particular on those individuals and groups who develop, distribute and deploy the malware that attacks computers and causes harm to business networks and individual users across the UK.

“The arrest of this individual shows that NCA officers will work relentlessly, 24/7, to ensure that serious and organised criminals are held accountable for their actions”.