Accused British hacker charged in U.S. over LulzSec attacks

June 14, 2012 by legitgov

Accused British hacker charged in U.S. over LulzSec attacks 13 Jun 2012 A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a 20-year-old British citizen on charges related to attacks by the LulzSec hacking group on the Fox and PBS television networks and Sony's film and TV studio, authorities said on Wednesday. Ryan Cleary, who is already jailed in the United Kingdom where he faces prosecution over similar charges, is accused of joining other members of LulzSec in harnessing compromised computers, known as a "botnet," to steal confidential information, deface websites or attack servers. He was indicted on Tuesday. [Free all Anons, including Jeremy Hammond!]