Federal prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Tuesday against six people in the U.S. and abroad they described as important members of a computer hacking group that allegedly stole confidential information from major companies, Joanna Chung reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images.
Top Members Of Hacking Group Anonymous Arrested After LEADER 'Betrays Them And Works With FBI For Six Months' -- Daily Mail
* Leader of computer hacking group LulzSec identified as unemployed dad-of-two Hector Xavier Monsegur
* Secretly arrested last June and pleaded guilty to hacking charges in August
* Has reportedly been working with FBI to bring down top hackers ever since
* Court papers released Tuesday portray him as ringleader of hacking groups
* Five members from UK, Ireland and US face charges
Top members of computer hacking groups Anonymous and LulzSec have been arrested across two continents after their leader - one of the world's most wanted computer vandals - turned them in.
In a startling show of betrayal towards his fellow hackers, 28-year-old Hector Xavier Monsegur led authorities to the five people who have now been charged in court papers in New York.
Dad-of-two Monsegur, who has pleaded guilty to a dozen hacking-related charges, is portrayed in court papers as the ringleader of LulzSec, and an 'influential member' of Anonymous.
Read more ....
More News On The FBI Arrest Of The Members In Computer Hacking Group Anonymous and LulzSec
Top alleged members of hacking ring busted after one becomes FBI informant, betrays comrades -- Washington Post/AP
Authorities: LulzSec hackers busted, done in by ringleader -- Mercury News/AP
'Lulzsec hackers' arrested in international swoop -- BBC
LulzSec Leader Was Snitch Who Helped Snag Fellow Hackers -- Threat Level
U.S. Swoops Down on Alleged Computer Hackers -- Wall Street Journal
LulzSec arrests deal blow to hacker group -- CNET
Too Big To Fail: Why Anonymous And Hacktivism Will Go On After Sabu -- Tech Crunch
No comments:
Post a Comment