Wed, Jun 22, 2011 | 21:56 BST
Scotland Yard arrest of hacker had nothing to do with LulzSec
A 19-year-old man charged with offences under the Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Police Central e-Crime Unit had nothing to do with LulzSec, according to the official Metro Police website.
Ryan Cleary is being charged with DDoS attacks against the website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and the British Phonographic Industry.
He is also being accused of making, adapting, or supplying “an article, namely a Botnet, intending that it should be used to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an offence under section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.”
Earlier reports state the police would be on the lookout for anything related to the PSN hacking in Cleary’s kit, and Naked Security reported the arrest was in connection to recent DDoS attack’s by LulzSec.
Another report stated Cleary was a former member of Anonymous and 808chan associate, who hacked Anonymous’s IRC server after he parted ways with the group.
The Wickford resident is due to appear in custody at City of Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.
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Posted in: Crime, UK
Tags: Anonymous, ddos, hacker arrest, Lulzsec, ryan cleary
8 comments
#1
YoungZer0
22/06/11, 9:55 pm
Look at those fat hacker fingers. I bet he uses a special keyboard.
#2
Talkar
22/06/11, 10:11 pm
@1
I use a g19 keyboard.. Does that mean i have fat hacker fingers? xD
#3
neon6
23/06/11, 12:01 am
Arresting people based on assumptions is bad.
#4
NeoSquall
23/06/11, 12:25 am
@2 nope, it means I fucking envy you D:<
#5
xino
23/06/11, 12:43 am
you know Scotland Yards as I usually think the operation was based in Scotland is actually in central london. I went pass by it just a few weeks ago…history was made for me:P
#6
NightCrawler1970
23/06/11, 8:57 am
assumption is mother off all fuckups….
#7
DuckOfDestiny
23/06/11, 12:00 pm
This is old, Lulzsec said the moment it was on the news he had nothing to do with them.
And to be honest, after following Lulzsec for a short while, I’d take anything they say as truth rather than the press.
#8
Gekidami
23/06/11, 12:26 pm
Apparently this guy does have something to do with LulzSec, though he just runs their IRC:
http://lulzsecexposed.blogspot.com/2011/06/one-down.html