http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/lulzsec-hacker-sabu-praised-by-fbi-for-helping-stop-more-than-300-cyber-attacks-9438035.html
By James Vincent
The Independent
27 May 2014
A notorious former member of hacking group Anonymous has been praised by
US prosecutors for providing “extremely valuable” assistance to the FBI
and thwarting cyber attacks planned by his former associates.
According to court documents Hector Xavier Monsegur, otherwise known as
‘Sabu’, helped law enforcement stop more than 300 separate attacks since
his arrest for computer hacking in June 2011.
Mr Monsegur is set to be sentenced today for his involvement in a number
of major cyber attacks in the year of his arrest, with prosecutors
recommending that he receive a reduced sentence.
In May 2011 Mr Monsegur and five other members of the loosely-defined
Anonymous movement formed what court documents describe as “an elite hack
collective or ‘crew’ commonly referred to as LulzSec”.
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