Lulzsec

Lulzsec headlines

• Lulzsec: self-proclaimed leader arrested in Australia, facing 10 years in jail

  The self-proclaimed leader of hacker group Lulszec has reportedly been arrested in Australia, and now faces up to ten years in prison for a string of hacking charges,

• LulzSec: fourth member pleads guilty to Sony & Nintendo attacks

  LulzSec hacker Ryan Ackroyd has pleaded guilty to contributing to attacks made on Sony and Nintendo websites in 2011. The 26-year-old will be sentenced along with three other guilty parties on May 14.

• Sony Europe fined £250k over 2011 PSN outage breach

  SCEE has been fined £250,000 by the UK Information Commissioners Office over the infamous 2011 PSN date breach that sparked a panic among the press and gamers for fear that credit card data and other sensitive information was at risk. A video statement has been issued by the ICO on the matter this morning.

• Lulzsec hacker group members plead guilty

  Two British computer hackers operating under the group name of Lulzsec have pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy related to attacks on websites belonging to Sony, Nintendo, the NHS, and various other institutions.

• LulzSec's "Sabu" working with FBI since last summer, has led to arrests

  A handful of LulzSec have been taken into custody in the US and UK, and the round-up can be attributed to “Sabu,” who was the alleged leader of the hack group.

• Scotland Yard arrests LulzSec frontman on Shetland Isles

  According to a Scotland Yard statement, a hacker associated with LulzSec has been arrested on the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland.

• Anonymous picking up where Lulzsec left off

  Hacker group Anonymous has issued a statement today vowing to pick up where fellow hackers LulzSec left off, after its 50 day internet security rampage targeted several video game companies.

• Battlefield Heroes resumes service following LulzSec hack

  Battlefield Heroes is back online after the game was temporarily taken offline after LulzSec released more than 550,000 user account details.

• Lulzsec announces retirement, leaks final details

  Lulzsec, the notorious internet hacking group, has announced it’s disbanding exactly 50 days after it was formed.

• LulzSec confirms no formal ties to Cleary, attacks Arizona government organizations

  A LulzSec member has confirmed that Ryan Cleary, who was arrested in the UK this week on suspicion of hacking charges, had no formal ties to the group despite a few media reports stating otherwise.

• 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.

• "LulzSec suspect" arrested in Scotland Yard, FBI swoop

  The UK Metropolitan Police has confirmed that its Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) has arrested a 19-year-old man in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation.

• LulzSec publishes file containing PayPal, XBL, and Facebook account information

  LulzSec published a filed yesterday which supposedly contained login and password information for users of Facebook, PayPal, Twitter, “dating sites,” and Xbox Live.

• The Weekly Wrap – LulzSec hacks earth, Origin vs Steam

  Duke Nukem? Ocarina of Time? Welcome back to 1998, everyone. We still want to stab this Furby in the eyes. First, though, the week’s biggest headlines.

• LulzSec takes EVE servers offline again

  LulzSec has once again meddled with EVE Online, causing its main server to be taken offline. As of a few moments ago, the servers were back up, and then down once more, so at best the ability to log into the game is at best fluctuating.

• Intruder - 2011's hacking story, from LulzSec to Anon

  LulzSec’s DDOS attacks against Minecraft and EVE last night are the latest instance in a year riddled with “intrusive” problems for games companies. Brenna tells 2011’s hacking story, and explains why there’s no end in sight.

• EVE, Minecraft, League of Legends taken offline by LulzSec

  EVE Online and Minecraft have both been taken offline this evening, following LulzSec claims they have been hit by DDOS attacks, with League of Legends the latest victim in the string of attacks today.

• Nintendo of America servers hacked

  Nintendo of American has announced its servers suffered an attack by hackers, but that no personal information was compromised.

• Hackers: "This is the beginning of the end for Sony"

  A hacker group has threatened imminent and drastic action against Sony – when it finishes with PBS.