Hacker "Sabu" was an FBI plant for months (Reuters) - Even as he urged tens of thousands of Twitter followers to rise up and attack government and law enforcement, the most wanted hacker on the planet was working for the FBI. New Yorker Hector Xavier Monsegur, 28, was exposed on Tuesday as the person behind Sabu, the colorful leader of Lulz Security, a much-feared and talented offshoot of the cyber-activist group Anonymous. Better known ... 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 ... NEWSMAKER - Hacker "Sabu" was an FBI plant for months By Joseph Menn and Jim Finkle REUTERS - Even as he urged tens of thousands of Twitter followers to rise up and attack government and law enforcement, the most wanted hacker on the planet was working for ... 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. 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 ... All the latest on the unmasking of LulzSec leader "Sabu," arrests (updated) 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 hacker Sabu leads FBI to others, arrests It took one simple mistake for Hector Xavier Monsegur, a hacker who goes by the name Sabu, to get caught by the FBI. On Tuesday, the world found out that Monsegur's mistake is sending ripples through the hacking community and into high-profile groups such as LulzSec, AntiSec and Anonymous. 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. 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 »
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