Heh - LulzSec brought down. From the top.
From
FOX News:
EXCLUSIVE: Infamous international hacking group LulzSec brought down by own leader
Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization�s brazen leader -- who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months -- arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy.
Charges against four of the five were based on a conspiracy case filed in New York federal court, FoxNews.com has learned. An indictment charging the suspects, who include two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an American in Chicago, is expected to be unsealed Tuesday morning in the Southern District of New York.
�This is devastating to the organization,� said an FBI official involved with the investigation. �We�re chopping off the head of LulzSec.�
The article lists the people taken into custody including Jeremy Hammond aka �Anarchaos,� of Chicago:
Hammond was arrested on access device fraud and hacking charges and is believed to have been the main person behind the devastating December hack on U.S. security company Stratfor. Millions of emails were stolen and then published on Wikileaks; credit card numbers and other confidential information were also stolen, law enforcement sources told FoxNews.com.
The sources said Hammond will be charged in a separate indictment, and they described him as a member of Anonymous.
Hacking music or software is one thing -- stealing credit cards and publishing private emails is another. Lock them up for a long long time. Or hire them...
Posted by DaveH at March 6, 2012 9:17 AM