Top LulzSec Hacker Sabu Identified, Reportedly Worked As Government Informant Over the last year, the hacker Sabu has at times seemed untouchable. Despite leading the Anonymous sub-group LulzSec in attacks on dozens of targets and vocally rallying the so-called Antisec movement on Twitter while a police investigation ensnared most of the hackers who worked with him, he somehow escaped arrest. Now it's becoming clearer how he did it: He seems to have been playing both ... LulzSec Leader Sabu Identified, Reportedly Worked As Government Informant Over the last year, the hacker Sabu has at times seemed untouchable. Despite leading the Anonymous sub-group LulzSec in attacks on dozens of targets and vocally rallying the so-called Antisec movement on Twitter while a police investigation ensnared most of the hackers who worked with him, he somehow escaped arrest. Now it?s becoming clearer how ... LulzSec leader Sabu turns traitor, gives up alleged members to FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested three alleged members of the hacker group Lulz Security, and charged two others with conspiracy to commit crimes. According to Fox News, which broke the story, the international takedown was made possible by none other than Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known as "Sabu," the alleged leader of LulzSec. Who Is Sabu? (Updated) [Hackers] # hackers Yesterday, Sabu was a ghost—the spirit of Anonymous, having guided the group through its most powerful and infamous hacks. Now he's Hector Monsegur, a 28-year-old unemployed Puerto Rican father of two from the New York projects—and a snitch . Here's what we know: More » All the latest on the unmasking of LulzSec leader "Sabu," arrests LulzSec mastermind "Sabu" was identified today as 28-year-old Hector Monsegur, who has been working with the FBI since being arrested last summer and pleaded guilty to computer hacking crimes. We're digging into court documents and planning detailed coverage of the story, but no one site can cover every aspect. So we're going to keep an updated list of the top stories and happenings throughout ... LulzSec leader "Sabu" worked with FBI since last summer The FBI has apparently turned "Sabu," who was the mastermind behind the pranksterish hacking group LulzSec, an Anonymous offshoot that went on a frenetic corporate hacking spree last summer. A handful of LulzSec members were taken into custody in the US and UK today as a result of Sabu's help. Fox News has the story , from a law enforcement source, of how two FBI agents climbed the stairs to a ... Anonymous LulzSec Hackers Arrested by FBI: 'Sabu Is a Traitor' Law enforcement officials in Europe and the U.S. acted in unison this morning to arrest five hacktivist members of Anonymous offshoot Lulzsec, acting on information leaked by the group's leader, Hector Xavier Mensegu, who went by the codename Sabu and had been working with the federal government for months, according to FoxNews. Sabu the Betrayer: Hacker Tweets Outrage While Conspiring With FBI There is a code upheld by members of Sicilian mobsters called omerta . It is considered a code of honor, of value, of principal. It is the "code of silence" that means that members do not give evidence to authorities or rivals about the activities of the organization. When an organization is brought down by police there is a good chance that there was a snitch involved. Omerta was broken. The ... FBI: LulzSec leader 'Sabu' faces up to 124 years in prison Hector Xavier Monsegur, the traitorous leader of hacker group LulzSec, may have turned over five of his fellow hackers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation — but that doesn't mean he's getting off easy. According to an official statement from the FBI, Monsegur faces a maximum sentence of 124 years and six months in prison for a variety of hacking-related crimes. Sabu Turns in LulzSec Members: Hacker Leader Was FBI Informant After hacking into the CIA, Sony, PayPal and Mastercard Web sites over the years, Sabu, suspected leader of Anonymous splinter group LulzSec pled guilty to 12 counts of conspiracy to engage in computer hacking March 6.
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