LulzSec Shuts down
In the past 2 months, we’ve seen a large number of hacks directed at a wide range of targets, the CIA, Sony Pictures, Nintendo and Sega. Lulz Security the group claiming responsibility for these hacks has announced they will stop their activities. Their reason for hacking these websites and services in the first place is “All to selflessly entertain others – vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love.... Read More
19 Year-Old Gets Arrested In Connection With LulzSec Hacks
A 19 year-old from Wickford, Essex, Ryan Cleary has been arrested in connection with LulzSec – the hacking group responsible for the PlayStation Network, Nintendo and CIA hacks. The UK Metropolitan Police has released a statement on the arrest stating that its Central e-Crime Unit had arrested the young man in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation. Part of the statement reads: The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act, and Fraud Act offences and was... Read More
LulzSec Launch Hack Attack on CIA Website
The infamous “hacktivist” group, LulzSec, has struck again; this time, temporarily taking down the website of the US’s own Central Intelligence Agency. The website at www.cia.gov was said to be responding slowly or not at all for the better part of Wednesday but was up running again on Thursday. The CIA seemed not to be immediately aware of the intrusion or the responsible party as in a statement, a spokesperson told BBC News: “The CIA’s public web... Read More
