Posted on 03/06/2012 7:57:16 AM PST by Lucky9teen
EXCLUSIVE: Law enforcement agents on two continents swooped in on top members of the infamous computer hacking group LulzSec early this morning, and acting largely on evidence gathered by the organization’s brazen leader -- who sources say has been secretly working for the government for months -- arrested three and charged two more with conspiracy.
“This is devastating to the organization,” said an FBI official involved with the investigation. “We’re chopping off the head of LulzSec.”
SUMMARY
Hector Xavier Monsegur, aka "Sabu," pleaded guilty to the following charges on Aug. 15, 2011:
COUNT ONE: Conspiracy to Engage in Computer Hacking—Anonymous COUNT TWO: Conspiracy to Engage in Computer Hacking—Internet Feds COUNT THREE: Conspiracy to Engage in Computer Hacking—LulzSec COUNT FOUR: Computer Hacking—Hack of HBGary COUNT FIVE: Computer Hacking—Hack of Fox COUNT SIX: Computer hacking—Hack of Sony Pictures COUNT SEVEN: Computer Hacking—Hack of PBS COUNT EIGHT: Computer Hacking—Hack of Infraguard-Atlanta COUNT NINE: Computer Hacking in Furtherance of Fraud COUNT TEN: Conspiracy to Commit Access Device Fraud COUNT ELEVEN: Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud COUNT TWELVE: Aggravated Identity Theft
The offshoot of the loose network of hackers, Anonymous, believed to have caused billions of dollars in damage to governments, international banks and corporations, was allegedly led by a shadowy figure FoxNews.com has identified as Hector Xavier Monsegur. Working under the Internet alias “Sabu,” the unemployed, 28-year-old father of two allegedly commanded a loosely organized, international team of perhaps thousands of hackers from his nerve center in a public housing project on New York’s Lower East Side. After the FBI unmasked Monsegur last June, he became a cooperating witness, sources told FoxNews.com.
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Hmmmmmm....go figure.
Eric Holder has been clandestinley working on this for months,single handidly sparing the planet from e-mail spammers...
The hackers biggest weakness... fear of real prison time. If you can grab one, they always turn to stay out of prison. Geeks arent built for general population life. :)
My spam is down by more than 60% since they started getting serious with these guys.
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