FBI Arrests LulzSec and Anonymous Hackers

Velcroman1 writes "The FBI arrested two alleged members of the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous on Thursday morning in San Francisco and Phoenix. Search warrants were also being executed in New Jersey, Minnesota and Montana, an FBI official told FoxNews.com. A document purported to come from the FBI leaked online earlier this month called these hacker groups a national security threat. One individual was described as part of the LulzSec group, the other belongs to the group that calls itself Anonymous, the official said. The suspected hacker arrested in California is homeless and alleged to have been involved in the hacking of Santa Cruz County government websites."

Comments

Re:Oh yes indeed....

[DRJlaw]

There is nothing of greater threat to national security than a HOMELESS hacker. Though I guess it is good as any excuse to get such riff-raft off the curbs. Why just the other day I saw this homeless person and immediately thought; you know, that person is probably a real threat to my countries security and needs FBI involvement to justify their jailing.

Yes. This was all about the homelessness. The hacking part had nothing to do with it.

I can't begin to imagine why this has been moderated as "Insightful." If you attack a government website, even a county government website, and someone is likely to take notice and do something about it. The homeles guy is not going to get a pass simply because he's homeless. Another homeless guy who didn't attack the county government website isn't going to be changed in Federal Court with violating the CFAA (a Federal statute, violation of which is investigated by a Federal entity - shock).

Nevermind that the article said (it has since been revised), that the groups were threats to national security, which they quite clearly have proven themselves to be.

You should have been moderated "Troll."

Re:Well...

[rtb61]

Erm, innocent until 'proven' guilty in a court of law. I know it's that whole US confusion with torture, where you are punishing someone for being a suspect, without proving anything or having substantiated any evidence in a court of law. All done so badly that they have to rely on kangaroo courts 'er' military tribunals to, get a guilty plea 'er' get false confession, under threat of indefinite imprisonment and torture 'er' enhanced interrogation versus a fixed term and the preferred punishment of the US homosexual rape (US law is becoming so confusing, good thing if your rich your always innocent unless of course you steal from other rich people, that helps simplify the US legal system).

So US trial of poor people, by corporate media for attacking corporations, I sure that's going to be fair and law 'enforcement' (again read delusions of grandeur and no real understanding of the law) preening with corporate media 'er' press announcements.