Tag: LulzSec
LulzSec hackers get jail sentences: Four members get over 8 years in total
Members of the LulzSec "hacktivisit" hacking collective have today been sentenced for their part in a string of high-profile web attacks that targeted companies including Electronic Arts, Sony, Fox News and the CIA. All four of the group on trial…
Three UK LulzSec members plead guilty to Sony, Nintendo, CIA hacks
Three British members of the LulzSec "hacktivist" hacking circle, responsible for cyber attacks on the Sony, Nintendo, the NHS, CIA, 20th Century Fox and News International, have pleaded guilty to computer hacking charges. Ryan Akroyd, 26, admitted to the Southwark…
Lulzsec's Ryan Cleary pleads guilty to hacking charge
Ryan Cleary, the Brit charged with attacking a number of high profile web targets last year, has pleaded guilty to hacking charges and has admitted to being a member of Lulzsec. Cleary, first arrested almost a year to the day…
Brit Lulzsec member Ryan Cleary faces 25 years jail for hack attacks
Ryan Cleary, British member of the hacking collective known as Lulzsec, could face 25 years jail in the US after being charged by a Californian court. The court alleges that Cleary was instrumental in the DDoS attacks which wreaked havoc…
The Sun website readers personal info released on the web after hack
The Sun website has yet again fallen foul to a hacking attack, which may have lead to the release of thousands of users' sensitive information being released online. The attack has been attributed to a hacker known as Batteye, who…
LulzSec "spokesperson" Topiary arrested in Shetland Islands raid
A 19 year old from the Shetland Islands has been arrested in a raid by the Metropolitan Police, believed to be a "spokesperson" for the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous. It is thought that the teen arrested is the member…
Hacking the hackers: LulzSec strike at News International
LulzSec, the computer hacking collective thought to have disbanded after hitting a string of high profile targets including Sony, have returned to strike at News International in protest towards the recent phone hacking scandal. Targetting The Sun newspaper's website, the…
Apple server hack throws up username and password info
AnonymousIRC, the Twitter account used by formers members of the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups, have claimed that an Apple server's security measures have been breached, revealing sensitive username and password information as part of the AntiSec hacking campaign. A…
Amy Winehouse's website attacked by "SwagSec" hackers
Amy Winehouse has become the latest high-profile target for hackers. A collective known as Swagger Security or "SwagSec" (and not to be confused with LulZSec, who recently disbanded) gained control of www.amywinehouse.com long enough to deface the stars page. Though…
LulzSec affiliate Ryan Cleary bailed and banned from the net
Ryan Cleary, the British teenager arrested last week in connection to the LulzSec hacking collective who ran riot over the internet during the past few weeks before swiftly disbanding, has been granted bail provided he stays offline. the internet ban…