Hacking group LulzSec brought down after the Feds flip the ringleader

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How LulzSec was allegedly taken down by its own leader

Meet Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known as “Sabu,” the defacto leader of the hacking collective LulzSec, which made a name for itself with a number of high-profile incidents last year. Monsegur, a New York City resident, was actually pinpointed by the FBI in June. However, he did something pretty major — fearing jail time would separate him from his two young children, he reluctantly agreed to work with the FBI to take down other members of the LulzSec group, going so far as to reportedly work out of FBI offices to help. The takedown happened today, with five arrests taking place. Pretty crazy, right? You said it.

   

Reblogged from ShortFormBlog on March 6, 2012 #lulzsec#hackers#internets

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    This is why Anonymous can not and should not have ‘leaders’
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    Not surprised at all, considering Lulzec wasn’t really a “hacktivist” group as much as it was a sledgehammer, though a...
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    Couldn’t take one for the team. Too bad accountability isn’t at a higher value here. Or was it possibly morally the...
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    And the internet war continues.
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    we r disappoint. o well
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    Wild.
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  22. metamorphoseandbodhi said: Lulz That’s how it always happens.
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