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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 girlintraining · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How about some due process, first?

    They've been arrested. The public is watching. There will be a trial. How much more due process do you think a criminal deserves? These guys aren't going to some secret military prison to be tortured because their second cousin twice removed once had a bad thought about his government...

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  2. Re:LulzSec Responds by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If they're anything like Anonymous, they won't stand by their fallen comrade, unlike actual guerrilla groups.

    This will breed resentment among the ranks (why work for people who won't have your back?) and LuzSec will fall apart.