Arrests made in PayPal cyberattack

WASHINGTON — Fourteen people were arrested Tuesday for allegedly mounting a cyberattack on the website of PayPal in retaliation for its suspending the accounts of WikiLeaks.

Separately, FBI agents executed more than 35 search warrants around the country in an ongoing investigation into coordinated cyberattacks against major companies and organizations.

As part of the effort, there were two arrests in the U.S. unrelated to the PayPal attack. Overseas, one person was arrested in Britain, and there were four arrests by the Dutch National Police Agency, all for alleged cybercrimes.