Hacker groups Anonymous and Lulz Security have called for a boycott of PayPal.
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British police arrested a 19-year-old man in a remote Scottish archipelago on Wednesday on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said.
Scotland Yard’s cybercrime unit has arrested a teenager it accuses of working as the spokesman for the Lulz Security hacking collective.
Scotland Yard says spokesman for hacking group Lulz Security has been arrested.
Hacker groups Anonymous and Lulz Security called Wednesday for a boycott of PayPal to punish the electronic payments firm for its refusal to accept donations for WikiLeaks.
Two high profile hacker groups have called on their followers to boycott PayPal over its refusal to handle donations to Wikileaks.
Lulz Security, Anonymous and WikiLeaks are among those vying for the top award.
A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official responsible for defending US government networks against cyberattacks resigned on Monday.
Lulz Security, Anonymous criticize government, companies
Global hacker collective “Anonymous Operations” together with “Lulz Security” issued a statement to the FBI and other international authorities.