In the UK, was arrested the author of the Twitter hackers Lulz Sec

In the UK arrested a man suspected of hacking group Lulz Security. This is the Associated Press.

The detention of the hacker was in the Shetland Islands, located north of the main part of the country. The name of the arrested 19 -year-old is not known, but police said that he acted in a network under the nickname 'Topiary'. The detainee is suspected that he was responsible for disseminating information about the ' exploits ' Lulz Sec on ​​the Internet, in particular, led a group microblog on Twitter.

The hacker group Lulz Security was created in spring 2011. Activism, they said, did not pursue any particular purpose, and was conducted solely ' for fun ' ( English. 'just for lulz'). On account of hackers have been successful attacks on the websites of corporations Fox and Sony, as well as the FBI unit, the U.S. Senate, the CIA and British agencies to combat organized crime (SOCA).

June 21, 2011 British police announced the arrest of 19 -year-old Ryan Cleary (Ryan Cleary), suspected of involvement in the attack on the SOCA website. Representatives of the Lulz Sec Cleary later denied bond with the group.

June 26, 2011 in Twitter Lulz Sec was announced the termination of the organization. As stated by the hackers, it was due to the fact that their project was originally conceived as a temporary.