Just for Lulz: timeline of hacks
Lulz Security gained notoriety in 2011 for hacking government and corporate websites "for fun".
Self-proclaimed LulzSec hacking leader arrested in NSW
The Federal Police say they have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of international hacking group Lulz Security, or LulzSec.
Cyber war is just a dangerous guessing game
It's right to be nervous of cyber sabotage operations, but a one-off doesn't necessarily mean an online war is imminent.
'Anonymous' won't release names of Rehtaeh Parsons suspects
A group purported to be hacktivists Anonymous says that at the request of the family of Nova Scotia teenager Rehtaeh Parsons, it will withhold the names of the individuals alleged to have raped the teenager before her death, but adds others might not go along with that decision.
Bitcoin bursts: Hacker currency gets wild ride
LONDON (AP) — It's a promising form of electronic cash free from central bankers and beloved by hackers. It — Bitcoin — may also be in trouble, registering catastrophic losses that have sent speculators scrambling.
Wild, unregulated hacker currency gains following
LONDON (AP) — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike through stomach-churning highs and lows.
Bitcoin hacker currency bursts into mainstream
LONDON (AP) — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink struck a deal that's joining thousands like it in a virtual revolution.
LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to cyberattacks
LONDON (AP) — A British computer hacker affiliated to the group Lulz Security pleaded guilty Tuesday to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's National Health Service and Rupert Murdoch's News International.
British hacker "Kayla" admits attacks on Sony, Murdoch, Nintendo
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer hacker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cyber attacks on targets including Sony, Nintendo , Rupert Murdoch's News International and the Arizona State Police. Ryan Ackroyd's plea meant his planned jury trial did not go ahead and, as a result, the court did not hear any evidence on the motivation behind the attacks he made using the persona of a ...
British computer hacker pleads guilty to attacks on Sony, News International
LONDON - A British computer hacker affiliated with the group Lulz Security has pleaded guilty to cyberattacks on institutions including Sony, Britain's National Health Service and Rupert Murdoch's News International.