British teen hacker may face trial in US

A BRITISH teenager suspected of masterminding a global computer hacking plot from his bedroom could face a fight against extradition to the US.

Ryan Cleary, 19, was arrested at his family home in Essex after a Scotland Yard and FBI investigation of LulzSec, a group claiming to have made hacking attempts on the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency, the US Senate and the CIA.

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