A teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of hacking PayPal accounts after specialist cyber-crime officers raided a house.
Detectives from the Cyber Dependent Crime Unit assisted by Matrix officers made the arrest yesterday after executing a search warrant.
During a search of a home on Astley Road, Knowsley, high-value technology goods were seized.
These included the latest iPhones, an Apple Watch, Samsung and Sony mobile phones, and an iPad and Apple Airpods.
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A mini motorbike was also seized during the raid.
A 15-year-old boy suspected of hacking a number of UK PayPal accounts this year was arrested of suspicion of Section 1 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
Merseyside Police has issued advice on reducing the chances of becoming a victim of this type of crime by recommending that PayPal users set up two-factor authentication on their accounts.
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A guide as to how this can be done can be accessed on the PayPal page by clicking here .
Anyone with any further information or believes they know someone committing a similar offence should contact us on Twitter or Facebook @MerPolCC or by contacting @CrimestoppersUK anonymously.
