The Metropolitan Police claimed yesterday that they had arrested prominent Lulz Security and AnonOps member Topiary. The initial report claimed that a 19-year-old man was arrested in the Shetland Islands and was being flown down to London for questioning. That report has now been adjusted , saying that he was in fact an 18 -year-old man.
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Did they catch the wrong guy? The British police said Wednesday that they had arrested a 19-year-old hacker who goes by the online name Topiary, and is believed to be the spokesman for the hacker group Lulz Security.
An Lulz Security, also known as LulzSec, and Anonymous spokesman was arrested on Wednesday in a remote Scottish archipelago, according to the Scotland Yard.
Hacker groups Anonymous and Lulz Security have called for a boycott of PayPal.
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.