Second LulzSec suspect arrested over year-old hacking incident
They attacked EVE Online and the Escapist Magazine, Minecraft, Sony Pictures, Nintendo, and a considerable number of other companies. There's a better overview of LulzSec's antics from the very start available here.
Strangely, they were insistent they'd never be caught for their actions. Most hackers acknowledge the possibility that something could go wrong, yet LulzSec were adamant that they were just too good to be caught in the act.
Since then, some members have been arrested. A second arrest has been made over the Sony Pictures breach, more than a year after Neowin first reported it. The suspect is a 20-year-old from Arizona.
Raynaldo Rivera surrendered to authorities in Phoenix, six days after a federal grand jury returned an indictment for conspiracy and unauthorised impairment of a protected computer. The maximum sentence for these crimes could be fifteen years in prison, meaning Rivera could be in his thirties before he could get on with his life.
Some of their number have already been arrested. AnonymouSabu, one of the more prominent names in the hacktivist community, was an FBI mole for quite some time. 'Topiary', one of the key figures in LulzSec, was charged by police in the UK.
In spite of all the claims LulzSec made about their abilities, the group managed to be caught out. With the number of members arrested or turned against their previous allies, it seems unlikely that the group will ever return. For website administrators out there, you can breath a sigh of relief.
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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/second-lulzsec-suspect-arrested-over-year-old-hacking-incident
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XMEPosted:
JZNTheyCruiseEncrypts Up too 15 years is abit harsh, rapists and pedo's get less than that!
15 years for that is stupid!
They shouldn't hack companies if they don't want to serve time for it.
Yeah, they shouldn't hack but 15 years is pretty long.
Agree 100% Why get 15 years when people who rape "Children" Only get up to 5. Smh
AcedPosted:
LegalizeBest7 Meh, I would hire them Instead of arresting them.
EXACTLY the government is retarded
Good Idea, but the goverment probally has many pro hackers
LegalizePosted:
Best7 Meh, I would hire them Instead of arresting them.
EXACTLY the government is retarded
TywinPosted:
Dubai Good that they catch them in the end
What he has done is bad but isn't worth the time he has gotten.
TywinPosted:
TheyCruiseEncrypts Up too 15 years is abit harsh, rapists and pedo's get less than that!
15 years for that is stupid!
They shouldn't hack companies if they don't want to serve time for it.
The space they are taking up in prison could be used for someone that raped or murdered someone.
TheyPosted:
CruiseEncrypts Up too 15 years is abit harsh, rapists and pedo's get less than that!
15 years for that is stupid!
They shouldn't hack companies if they don't want to serve time for it.
SecretlyPosted:
Encrypts Up too 15 years is abit harsh, rapists and pedo's get less than that!
15 years for that is stupid!
TheyPosted:
Best7 Meh, I would hire them Instead of arresting them.
If you worked for the government you would hire someone who does nothing but hack government files and release them.
Very smart idea.
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