Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences
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Source: BBC
British hackers who were behind a series of high profile cyber-attacks in 2011 have been sentenced.
The four men, Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Ackroyd, were part of the Lulzsec hacking group.
Cleary was jailed for 32 months, Davis for two years and Ackroyd for 30 months. Al Bassam was given a 20-month suspended sentence.
Targets included Sony Pictures, games maker EA, News International and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency....
...Some of the four could face extradition to the US as US law enforcement agencies have lodged indictments against them.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22552753
More background:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22526021
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