London police charge alleged LulzSec hacker
London's Metropolitan Police announced today that it has charged Ryan Cleary with five counts of violating British law in regard to cyberattacks.
Cleary, 19, of Essex was arrested yesterday in connection with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks allegedly carried out by the Internet hacking ring LulzSec.
The charges include that he launched DDoS attacks against the Serious Organized Crime Agency, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and the British Phonographic Industry.
The attack on the Serious Organized Crime Agency was among those included in a planned joint operation organized by hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec earlier this week as part of a campaign that aimed to steal and leak classified information from banks, government agencies, and other high-profile targets.
