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LulzSec Suspect Arrested By UK Police

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lulz-till-it-isn't dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The UK's Police Computer e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested a 19-year-old man in Wickford, Essex, in connection with the series of LulzSec attacks against organizations including the CIA, PBS and Sony. The man, who has been arrested under the Computer Misuse and Fraud Act, has had his house searched and a significant amount of material taken away by police for forensic examination. The PCeU worked with local Essex police and the FBI on the investigation."

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  1. Re:It's prison time by Bob+Gelumph · · Score: 5, Informative

    How about some due process, first?

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    I'm gonna need a spec.
  2. Wait. Is he a suspect or not? by chemicaldave · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's important to note at this point that it has not been confirmed that the arrested man is suspected of being involved with LulzSec by the authorities. But many observers are speculating that that could be the case.

    How can you go from that to "Lulzsec suspect arrested?"

  3. Re:It must be Tuesday by rapiddescent · · Score: 4, Informative

    in other news, the usually vocal Lulzsec twitter feed stopped at the same time as the arrest.

  4. Re:It's prison time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    You're missing the point. The parent is criticising the grand parent for automatically labelling him as guilty and already saying what his sentence is, before any due process has taken place..

  5. Suspect is not "Mastermind" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    I know it makes for boring news but apparently Ryan Cleary did nothing except host the IRC where lulzsec had a channel.