LulzSec Leader Sabu Unmasked, Arrested and Caught Collaborating

Velcroman1 writes "Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization's brazen leader — who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months — arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy. Charges against four of the five were based on a conspiracy case filed in New York federal court, FoxNews.com has exclusively learned. An indictment charging the suspects, who include two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an American in Chicago is expected to be unsealed Tuesday morning in the Southern District of New York. 'This is devastating to the organization,' said an FBI official involved with the investigation. 'We're chopping off the head of LulzSec.'"

Comments

Careful!

[sattu94]

This is why any kind of Hacking intent should never be combined with monetary interests. It should be left alone as a Hobby. Getting involved in Politics is dangerous, especially if you are doing something illegal. And this might as well be a set up.

Re:Well, well, well.

[SJHillman]

I think you're getting LulzSec mixed up with Anonymous. Although there's some crossover between the two, they're generally regarded as separate entities.

Interesting:

[Hartree]

If it's the same Jeremy Hammond, he's a known item in Chicago for some time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Hammond

The talk page is interesting as well.

A bit more detail here

[iB1]

The original link to the Fox News website is a little thin on details, but there's a bit more flesh here

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/06/exclusive-inside-lulzsec-mastermind-turns-on-his-minions/?intcmp=related

From a more reputable source:

[rrohbeck]

'Lulzsec hackers' arrested in international swoop
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17270822