by Stacy Jones on Mar 06, 2012
2011 saw an insane number of database breaches in the gaming industry and one of the leading causes of compromised personal data and denial of service attacks was the hacker group known as LulzSec, a formerly anonymous group of hackers that broke into things often just for the LuLz.
The veil of anonymity on the LulzSec collective has been lifted after the arrest of their reported leader known as Hector Xavier Monsegur, known in LulzSec as Sabu, has apparently turned on his fellow LulzSec members and has reportedly been working with the FBI since his apprehension last June according to Fox News.
With Sabus help, the FBI has today apprehended five more alleged members of the LulzSec group identified as Ryan Kayla Ackroyd (London), Jake Topiary Davis (London), Darren pwnsauce Martyn (Ireland), Donncha palladium OCearrbhail (Ireland) and Jeremy Anarchaos Hammond (Chicago). The report also indicated that Hammond was a member of the hacktivist group known as Anonymous and will be charged with a separate indictment.
Last year LulzSec brought down game services that included EVE Online, League of Legends, The Escapist website and also compromised a number of databases and leaked the details obtained to the Internet. The group supposedly called it quits in June but still turned up from time to time.
The hacktivist group known as Anonymous has commented on their Twitter page regarding Sabus actions and offered up some other story relating to an attempted entrapment by Sabu on Anonymous members. Anonymous remains alive and well but a senior FBI official called the move a "devastating to the organization" referring to LulzSec.
Sources:
Fox News
Sabus Court Documents
via Kotaku
Anonymous Twitter