Five alleged computer hackers in Britain, Ireland and the United States were charged Tuesday in high-profile cyberattacks after a leader of the group became an FBI informant.
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An Irish police officer's email blunder led to the spectacular leak of a sensitive conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard, U.S. law enforcement said Tuesday.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested three alleged members of the hacker group Lulz Security, and charged two others with conspiracy to commit crimes. According to Fox News, which broke the story, the international takedown was made possible by none other than Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known as “Sabu,” the alleged leader of LulzSec.
A group of expert hackers who attacked governments and corporations around the globe have been arrested after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted computer vandals — turned against his comrades and secretly began working as an informant for the FBI months ago, authorities announced Tuesday.
Top members of the computer hacking group LulzSec have been arrested and will face charges in New York, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.
Five members of Anonymous and an offshoot hacking group, including two Britons, have been charged in the United States with taking part in a computer hacking conspiracy, a US law enforcement official and reports said.
The FBI may be having the "last lulz" today after arresting five top LulzSec members based on reports from one of the group's own.
Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music's computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday. A person familiar with the situation said the hackers had obtained unreleased Michael Jackson tracks.
LONDON – Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music's computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday.
The infamous hackers sought protection from online security service CloudFlare. The company's boss, Matthew Prince , reveals why