British police arrested a 17-year-old from Thursday as part of a hacking investigation, the City of London Police announced Friday.

The group has targeted telecommunications, internet service providers and universities in the Middle East and Africa, researchers said.

A rise in federal agency breaches involving personal data highlights the ongoing challenge the U.S. government faces in protecting privacy.

Sen. Mark Warner said "new threats and new technology mean that we have to make substantial adjustments to our counterintelligence posture."

Sen. Ron Wyden said the courts administrators' lack of answers about the breach "is a major red flag about the state of the courts’ systems."

The group is hoping to advance ideas such as a National Cybersecurity Certification and Labeling Authority and a Bureau of Cyber Statistics.

They pointed to the use of apps such as China-based Alipay and Russia-based Qiwi as a growing problem and a national security threat.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has come under fire for approving the vast majority of technology export licenses to China.

The news follows a White House meeting with airline and other aviation executives to discuss the cybersecurity threat facing the industry.

This is the fourth release from Guacamaya, a Central American hacking group that says it fights environmental devastation and exploitation.