Tag: LulzSec
LulzSec hackers call it a day
LulzSec, the hacking collective that have courted media controversy for the last 50 days, have decided to call it a day. After popping a final, virus-filled release of data via a torrent, the group are now disbanding as the media…
LulzSec deny The Sun newspaper hack
News International publications including The Sun's online presence and The Times are reportedly the latest targets for hackers following the recent wave of attacks on major web destinations. Initially, the attacks were being attributed to LulzSec, the hacking collective whose…
LulzSec leader caught by FBI and Scotland Yard teams
A 19 year-old from Essex, England, believed to be the leader of the LulzSec hacking group, has been arrested today as part of a joint operation by the FBI and Scotland Yard. The arrest comes just hours after LulzSec used…
Minecraft and EVE Online latest LulzSec hack targets
Hacking collective LulzSec have struck again, this time with what appears to be a focussed attempt to disrupt the online workings of some of the most popular PC games. Branding yesterday's hacking activities as "Titanic Takeover Tuesday", LulzSec launched DDoS…
PSN Lulzsec hackers strike at Nintendo too
Sony have had an awful month's worth of falling foul to the crafty work of hackers, with the PS3's PSN going offline for what felt an age, the Sony BMG sites attacked and the Sony Pictures Entertainment site being compromised…
Sony Picture hack compromises millions of users' passwords
Deary, deary me; Sony are having a mare of a time right now when it comes to security issues. No sooner do they get the PlayStation Network back to a fighting-fit state after last month's damaging hack attack than they…