Australia says it arrested LulzSec ‘self-proclaimed leader’April 24, 2013 - 09:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Australian police say they have arrested a "self-proclaimed leader" of the hacking group LulzSec. The 24-year-old from New South Wales is accused of attacking and defacing a government website earlier this month, a police statement said, according to BBC News. Lulzsec has claimed responsibility for several high profile cyber-attacks, including against Sony Pictures and the CIA. It emerged as a splinter-group of hacking collective Anonymous in 2011. In the statement, the Australian Federal Police said that the arrested man was an IT professional who used his position in an IT company to access sensitive information from clients, including government agencies. He has been charged with two counts of unauthorized modification of data to cause impairment, and one count of unauthorized access to restricted data. He faces a maximum of 12 years in jail. "Those thinking of engaging in such activities should be warned that hacking, creating or propagating malicious viruses or participating in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are not harmless fun," Cyber Crimes Commander Glen McEwen said. LulzSec gained international attention when they hacked the Sony website in 2011, taking down the company's PlayStation network for weeks and accessing millions of users' accounts. It was estimated to have cost the company over $100 million and was part of a 50-day rampage which targeted organizations ranging from the FBI to Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency. The name stood for Lulz Security - in which "Lulz" is derived from the popular internet term "lol", meaning "laugh out loud". The group's members employed techniques to flood websites with high traffic - known as DDoS attacks - in order to render them unusable. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |