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'It was surprisingly easy to bring down FBI and Home Office websites,' warns apologetic teenage hacker

Charlton Floate hacked the Home Office and the FBI (Photo Courtesy)

Charlton Floate is a convicted computer hacker who served eight months for his crimes and was ordered to carry out 250 hours community service.

But it wasn't the likes of TalkTalk or Ashley Madison he attacked - it was the UK and US governments.

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