Police are investigating the link between the arrested hacker and LulzSec
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection to the Sony hacks, London police reported on Tuesday. A tweet by BBC News names the suspect as Ryan Cleary, though police have not confirmed this.
In May, Cleary attacked message boards used by Anonymous members in protest to how centralized and PR-hungry its leaders had become, according to a report by Metro UK.
According to a report by CNN London, the suspect is linked to hacking into systems and mounting denial of service attacks against several international businesses and intelligence agencies.
The arrest comes a week after Spanish authorities arrested three members of Anonymous in connection to attacks on other Sony properties. Following the arrest, Spanish police were hacked by Anonymous. In May, two teens were prosecuted in relation to an attack that brought down a UK Web host.
The attack on Sony in April that compromised approximately 100 million users private information was started by a DDoS attack. Sony has calculated losses from the incident upwards of $171 million.
Police say the suspect was arrested Monday night in Essex, outside of London, in a pre-planned intelligence-led operation.
"The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act and Fraud Act offences and was taken to a central London police station, where he currently remains in custody for questioning," the spokesman said in a statement.
"Searches at a residential address in Wickford, Essex, following the arrest last night have led to the examination of a significant amount of material. These forensic examinations remain ongoing."
Authorities have confiscated the suspect's computer and will investigate any ties to hacking groups, including LulzSec.
"This link has not been established yet as it is still early days," a police spokesman told CNN.
On Tuesday, LulzSec tweeted, "seems the glorious leader of LulzSec got arrested, it's all over now... wait... we're all still here! Which poor bastard did they take down?"
Several reports Tuesday claim LulzSec hacked the UK census. The group is denying these claims and warns not to believe fake LulzSec releases unless the group puts out a tweet first.
LulzSec has taken responsibility for hacks of PBS, FBI affiliate InfraGard, the CIA website, a US Senate server and several others including Sony Pictures.
Recently, the WHIR interviewed Matthew Prince, CEO for cloud security firm CloudFlare about its unlikely endorsement from the hacking group.
VIA: www.thewhir.com
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