Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28-year-old, alleged LulzSec Leader "Sabu"
turned informant after he was secretly arrested last year and provided
information to law enforcement which resulted in the arrest on Two
continents .
According to FoxNews [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.],
the information provided by Monsegur helps agents to arrest several
suspects ,including two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an
American in Chicago.
“This is devastating to the organization,” said an FBI official involved
with the investigation. “We’re chopping off the head of LulzSec.”
“They caught him and he was secretly arrested and now works for the FBI,” a source close to Sabu told FoxNews.com.
Monsegur pleaded guilty Aug. 15 to 12 hacking-related charges and
information documenting his admissions is expected to be unsealed in
Southern District Court on Today. As a result of Monsegur’s cooperation,
which was confirmed by numerous senior-level officials, the remaining
top-ranking members of LulzSec were arrested or hit with additional
charges Today morning.
Those arrested on Today including Ryan Ackroyd, aka “Kayla” and Jake
Davis, aka “Topiary,” both of London; Darren Martyn, aka “pwnsauce” and
Donncha O’Cearrbhail, aka “palladium,” both of Ireland; and Jeremy
Hammond aka “Anarchaos,” of Chicago.
Hammond is believed to have have been the main person behind the devastating December hack on U.S. security company Stratfor which resulted in seizure of Millions of emails,credit card numbers and other confidential data.
turned informant after he was secretly arrested last year and provided
information to law enforcement which resulted in the arrest on Two
continents .
According to FoxNews [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.],
the information provided by Monsegur helps agents to arrest several
suspects ,including two men from Great Britain, two from Ireland and an
American in Chicago.
“This is devastating to the organization,” said an FBI official involved
with the investigation. “We’re chopping off the head of LulzSec.”
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Alleged LulzSec leader "Sabu"- Hector Xavier Monsegur |
Monsegur pleaded guilty Aug. 15 to 12 hacking-related charges and
information documenting his admissions is expected to be unsealed in
Southern District Court on Today. As a result of Monsegur’s cooperation,
which was confirmed by numerous senior-level officials, the remaining
top-ranking members of LulzSec were arrested or hit with additional
charges Today morning.
Those arrested on Today including Ryan Ackroyd, aka “Kayla” and Jake
Davis, aka “Topiary,” both of London; Darren Martyn, aka “pwnsauce” and
Donncha O’Cearrbhail, aka “palladium,” both of Ireland; and Jeremy
Hammond aka “Anarchaos,” of Chicago.
Hammond is believed to have have been the main person behind the devastating December hack on U.S. security company Stratfor which resulted in seizure of Millions of emails,credit card numbers and other confidential data.