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May 17, 2013

Lulz Sec Computer Hackers Get Jail Terms in Britain 
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In Britain, four computer hackers have been sentenced to jail terms
ranging from 20 months to nearly three years for carrying out
cyberattacks as part of the global network known as Lulz Sec. The four,
who range in age from 18 to 26, pleaded guilty to attacking targets
including the CIA, Sony and Rupert Murdoch’s News International.
Another Lulz Sec hacker, Jeremy Hammond, has been jailed in the United
States where he faces a potential life sentence for allegedly hacking
into the computers of the private intelligence firm Stratfor and giving
the files to Wiki Leaks.

 

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