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UK LulzSec hackers sentenced to varying prison terms
- Four LulzSec hackers have been sentenced in the UK to varying prison stints. The men pleaded guilty to denial-of-service attacks on 20th Century Fox, the CIA, Nintendo, Sony and others and accepted their sentencing as part of a plea bargain.
LulzSec leader arrested in Australia, authorities say
- Australian authorities claim they have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the hacking group LulzSec. The unnamed individual was charged with two counts of unauthorized modification of data to cause impairment and one count of unauthorized access to, or modification of,…
Anonymous member convicted for DDoS against PayPal, others
- A jury has convicted 22-year old Anonymous hacktivist Christopher Weatherhead for playing a lead role in organizing a series of distributed denial of service attacks against PayPal (and others) in 2010. Weatherhead's cohorts, Peter Gibson, Jake Bichall and Ashley Rhodes,…
BlueToad: We're the real source of Apple UDIDs leaked by AntiSec
- BlueToad, a Florida-based digital publishing firm, announced today that the one million stolen Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) published by AntiSec hackers last week were taken from its servers two weeks ago, and are not part of an FBI snooping…
LulzSec Reborn strikes again, leaks 10,000 Twitter accounts on Pastebin
- An alleged restructured version of the LulzSec hacker group has taken responsibility for a collection of around 10,000 user accounts related to a third-party Twitter service. This is the second major attack that the otherwise quiet group has taken responsibility…
Verizon shows increases in malware, hacktivism, security breaches
- Making note of the social unrest which unfolded in 2011, Verizon's 2012 data breach investigation report (very large pdf) highlights a tumultuous year for computer and network security. Although a couple of numbers were down from previous years, attacks related…
LulzSec leader worked with the FBI for months, turns in fellow hackers
- LulzSec, the hacking collective loosely associated with Anonymous, suffered a major blow today after law enforcement officials in the U.S. and U.K. arrested three of its members and charged another two with the help of none other than the group's…
Suspected LulzSec hacker arrested for attack on Sony
- The FBI arrested a suspected member of the hacking group LulzSec yesterday for allegedly taking part in an extensive security breach involving Sony Pictures Entertainment. The hacker, 23-year-old Cody Kretsinger, is charged with conspiracy and the unauthorized impairment of a protected…
Four more suspected LulzSec and Anonymous members arrested
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Four more members of the now infamous 'hacktivist' groups were arrested Friday in the UK as part of a wider operation by UK and US Police enforcement authorities including the FBI. They are currently being questioned by the Police from the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crimes Unit.
Suspected LulzSec member "Topiary" released on bail
- As reported last week, British authorities arrested the individual thought to be "Topiary", one of the founders of hacktivist group, Lulz Security. Today, Jake Davis, 18, was conditionally released on bail under orders which prohibit Internet access, enforce a 7:00am-10:00pm…
Anonymous urges PayPal boycott, LulzSec founder arrested (not?)
- Update (07/28/11 @ 12:40 EST): Various sources are theorizing the arrested suspect may not actually be "Topiary". Despite this, no official statement has been given at this time. Evidence supporting the theory appears to be very conjectural, however, this would not…
Anonymous and LulzSec, "Hello thar FBI," NATO servers breached
- Amidst a flurry of recent press, self-proclaimed hacktivist group, "Anonymous," claims to have acquired 1GB of data after compromising NATO servers via a "simple injection" technique.
Apple becomes latest company to be targeted by AntiSec
- A few weeks ago the online 'hacktivist' group Anonymous and members from the now-defunct Lulz Security joined forces under the AntiSec operation (short for anti-security), declaring war against governments and giant corporations in the name of the public good --…
Weekend tech reading: LulzSec disbands after 50 days of mayhem
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Love them or loathe them, LulzSec, the mysterious group of hackers who got near-celebrity status with their showy cyber attacks on PBS, Sony and the CIA, have called it a day.Saturday marked 50 days since the group started causing mayhem online...
LulzSec, Anonymous launch 'Operation Anti-Security'
- LulzSec issued a statement yesterday avowing its partnership with the hacker collective Anonymous in an open declaration of war against the "freedom-snatching moderators of 2011." Dubbed Operation Anti-Security (#AntiSec), LulzSec called for like-minded individuals to open fire against any government…
LulzSec attacks Minecraft, Eve Online, League of Legends, others
- Ever persistent in their hunt for "lulz," the crew behind Lulz Security struck again today, bombarding no less than five separate companies with distributed denial of service attacks. Celebrating "Titanic Takeover Tuesday," the group boasted of its antics on Twitter…
Bethesda and US Senate sites hacked, data published
- Bethesda is encouraging users to reset their passwords following a weekend security breach on the company's servers. In a blog post today, the developer explained that although no personal financial information or credit card data was stolen, the hackers have…
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