Police officers raided a house in Carron this week after a charity in the Cheshire area was targeted by a “relentless” cyber attack.

Detectives from Cheshire Police arrested a 45-year-old man as part of an investigation into the illegal hacking of a charity based in Runcorn.

At around 5am on Monday, July 15 officers from the Cyber Crime Unit at Cheshire Police executed a warrant at an address in Carron.

The 45-year-old was arrested at the address on suspicion of computer misuse offences and fraud and was subsequently brought back to Cheshire to be questioned by officers.

The 45-year-old man was arrested in Carron by Cheshire police in connection with a cyber attack on a Runcorn charity(Picture: Submitted)

placeholder image — The 45-year-old man was arrested in Carron by Cheshire police in connection with a cyber attack on a Runcorn charity(Picture: Submitted)

He has since been released under investigation.

A number of items were also recovered from the property, including computers, mobile devices and hard drives.

Following the execution of the warrant Detective Constable Hannah Clement, specialist cyber investigator, said: “This warrant follows a complex investigation in relation to the illegal hacking of a charity based in Runcorn.

“Over the past four months the charity, which provides valuable support for hundreds of people across the UK, has come under a relentless attack. During this time, several of the charity’s systems have been hacked, including their social media accounts, emails and finance systems.

“Not only has this caused a huge inconvenience to the charity, but the scale and impact of the attacks has been so large that it has now become a threat to their very existence.”

If you think you might have been a victim of cyber crime you can log onto the Cyber Scotland website to report it.