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Sold Out by Allies, LulzSec Hacker Pleads Guilty

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security, Sony (No Respond)

Lulz Security really wanted to make it clear that its huge dump of Sony Playstation Network user data in June 2011 was very easy to pull off, and a lot of fun, but now that a culprit has pleaded guilty, he faces years in prison after getting entirely sold out. Far less fun. Of course, 24-year-old Cody Kretsinger probably won't get close to the maximum sentence of 15 years, but at this point he's …

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UK LulzSec suspect jailed for contacting US hacker

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

The lawyer for a 19-year-old Briton suspected of links to the hacking group Lulz Security says her client's back behind bars for breaching his bail conditions.

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Lulz Security "reborn" with military dating site hack

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

A Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers.

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Accused Irish LulzSec hacker worked in security

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the people accused by U.S. authorities of being at the core of Lulz Security, perhaps the most feared hacking group on the planet, led a nonprofit group in Galway, Ireland, dedicated to making websites more secure

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Anonymous' open letter to Sabu: How does it feel to be a traitor?

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

After the arrest of six key members of Lulz Security (LulzSec) thanks to the alleged help of the team’s leader Hector “Sabu” Monsegur, the Internet group Anonymous has decided to respond by hacking another security firm to post its open letter to the man who betrayed the hacker community.

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Hacker "Sabu" was an FBI plant for months

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security, twitter (No Respond)

(Reuters) – Even as he urged tens of thousands of Twitter followers to rise up and attack government and law enforcement, the most wanted hacker on the planet was working for the FBI. New Yorker Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, was exposed on Tuesday as the person behind Sabu, the colorful leader of Lulz Security, a much-feared and talented offshoot of the cyber-activist group Anonymous

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Betrayed by Their Chief: LulzSec Don Helps FBI Take Down his Underlings – DailyTech

Posted by deepcore under DDOS, Lulz, Wikileak (No Respond)

Betrayed by Their Chief: LulzSec Don Helps FBI Take Down his Underlings DailyTech A Wikileak -affiliated New York area hacker recalls, “He's a rockstar.

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LulzSec leader Sabu turns traitor, gives up alleged members to FBI

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

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.

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Law enforcement official: LulzSec hackers arrested

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

Top members of the computer hacking group LulzSec have been arrested and will face charges in New York, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.

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LulzSec's Top Members Arrested Based on Informant's Reports

Posted by deepquest under Lulz, Security (No Respond)

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.

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