Hacker-turned-informer spared more prison time
Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as Sabu, taught the US government about the inner workings of hacking collectives like Anonymous.
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Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as Sabu, taught the US government about the inner workings of hacking collectives like Anonymous.
The 19-year-old had been arrested and held at a station in Dublin as part of a global investigation into computer hacking.
Documents filed at a federal court in New York reveal details of charges being brought against two Irishmen as well as an emailing error by a member of the Gardaí.
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A man aged in his late teens was arrested this morning and is being held in connection with an international computer hacking investigation at a south Dublin garda station.
Three teenagers were among those arrested as part of a worldwide investigation into the actions of groups like Anonymous, AntiSec and LulzSec.
The ‘hacktivist’ group breaches the website of a military contractor as part of its ‘military meltdown Monday’.
A senior figure within Anonymous is thought to have given a warning that ‘tomorrow is the beginning’.
Anonymous posts a small number of usernames and passwords gleaned from Apple’s surveys server.
It could be a sign of nerves in the face of law enforcement investigations.
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An English teen is suspected of being involved in the ‘LulzSec’ hacking movement, which denies any involvement.
We didn’t even think the Megadrive could connect to the internet…
A security review is ordered after the Senate’s website is compromised by the loosely-aligned Lulz Security group.