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LulzSec’s Sabu Avoids Prison Following FBI Cooperation
Hector Monsegur given a year's supervision, avoiding a lengthy jail term
LulzSec ‘Leader’ Sabu Helped Feds Stop 300 Attacks
Hector Monsegur provided significant help in tracking down members of hacktivist groups and cyber criminals, court documents show
Snowden Leak: GCHQ Targeted Anonymous With DoS Attacks
GCHQ attacked Anonymous with DoS attacks, knocking IRC chat rooms offline, whilst scaring members away by sending warning messages
Anonymous-Affiliated Hacker Sentenced To Three Years
Yet another Anonymous member is heading to prison
LulzSec Hacker Cleary To Be Released Soon Despite Convictions
Cleary unlikely to serve full 32 months, despite convictions on hack attacks and indecent images of children
Stratfor Hacker Hammond Pleads Guilty
LulzSec and Anonymous-linked hacker facing 10 years in prison after admitting numerous attacks
LulzSec Hackers Get Years Of Prison Time
Lulz Boat sinks as two hackers looking at years in prison, whilst another two punished
LulzSec Hackers ‘Thought They Were Latter-Day Pirates’
Four accused said to be on "cutting edge" of cyber crime
Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under
Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec
LulzSec Members Plead Guilty To NHS, Sony Attacks
Four LulzSec hackers now await sentencing next month
LulzSec Hacker Pleads Guilty To Sony Pictures Hit
Lulzsec hacker Raynaldo Rivera is looking at a maximum five years in jail
Former LulzSec Leader Gets Six Months Of Freedom
Sabu is rewarded for his cooperation with the FBI
Teen Team Poison Leader Jailed Over Tony Blair Address Book
Team Poison leader is sent to prison for six months after stealing Tony Blair's address book and pestering the Met
CloudFlare CDN: We Have To Stay Open, Even To Evil
CloudFlare's network will remain open to all, says CEO Matthew Prince
UK LulzSec Suspects Offer Guilty Pleas
Youngsters Jake Davis and Ryan Cleary admit to hitting sites of the CIA and SOCA
Alleged LulzSec Hacker ‘Does Not Face Immediate Extradition’
US officials have said they are not planning to request Ryan Cleary's extradition to face hacking charges
LulzSec Suspect Ryan Cleary Charged In US
Ryan Cleary is charged in the US, meaning he now faces the threat of prison in two countries
Anonymous Team: Anonymous Is Destroying Itself
The voice of the ATeam says Anonymous is failing in its mission and is tearing itself apart
The DDoS Explosion Has Only Just Begun
There is a surge of DDoS attacks right now, and the evidence is that onslaught is not going away, warns Tom Brewster
SOCA Website Forced Offline By DDoS Attack
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has been taken offline by a DDoS attack, TechWeekEurope has learnt
VMware Source Code Stolen From Chinese Military Contractor
Anonymous hacker takes VMware virtualisation code from Chinese military and posts it online
Hacker Claims Hit On China Defence Contractor
Hardcore Charlie claims breach of the computer system at Beijing-based CEIEC
LulzSec Suspect Re-Arrested After Breaking Bail Terms
Ryan Cleary is back in prison after sending messages to FBI double-agent Hector Xavier Monsegur
Pastebin To Up Content Policing With Fresh Staff
Site owner says he will hire new staff to help moderate pastes that include personal and sensitive content
Six Anonymous Suspects Arrested In Dominican Republic
Four alleged Anonymous members are sent to prison with no charges filed
ICO Sony Data Breach Decision Coming in Six Weeks
The deputy Informatino Commissioner reveals a decision on last year's Sony breach is imminent
LulzSec Claims Hack Of Military Dating Website
LulzSec has bounced back from the recent arrests and hacked a dating website for single people in the military
Hacktivists Pilfered More Data Than Cyber Criminals in 2011
Anonymous, LulzSec and the AntiSec crew stole more data than money-hungry cyber criminals in 2011
Lulzsec Suspect Appears In Magistrates Court
Ryan Ackroyd of South Yorkshire set for Crown Court appearance in May