LulzSec hacking group leader arrested

[jes]

LulzSec hacking group leader arrested

Australian Federal Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group LulzSec

 

[Razza]

so a person is jailed for embarrassing the government. what about the real cyber criminals

 

[JerryMungo]

LOL! Well there you have it guys... the head of LulzSec

Australian Federal Police have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group LulzSec, the collective that claimed responsibility for infiltrating and shutting down the CIA website.

Police said the 24-year-old IT worker, who held a position of trust at an international company, was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday evening and charged with hacking offences that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years.

He's not a hacker, he's just a flipping unethical individual who abused his position of trust. This is the type of person we often glorify with this uber cool title of 'hacker' - nothing but an untrustworthy person.

What I don't get is how come the guy is still out there hacking? And how come Anonymous associate with the guy after last year's episode?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/hector-xavier-monsegur-lulzsec-hackers_n_1323832.html

NEW YORK -- The shadowy underworld of Internet hackers was rocked Tuesday by news that one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals has been an FBI informant for months and helped authorities build a case against five people they say were comrades.

The FBI said it captured the legendary hacker known as Sabu last June and he turned out to be Hector Xavier Monsegur, a 28-year-old self-taught, unemployed computer programmer with no college education, living on welfare in public housing in New York.

His exploits made him a hero to some in cyberspace until he made a rookie mistake – he posted something online without cloaking his IP address, or computer identity – and someone tipped off the FBI.