LulzSec and Anonymous hackers released on bail
Four British males have been banned from using online nicknames after they appeared in court charged with attacks connected to Anonymous and LulzSec.
The four men – Peter David Gibson, 22, Ashley Rhodes, 26, Christopher Weatherhead, 20, and a 17-year-old student – were released on bail after the hearing at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday morning.
The group's bail conditions mean they are prohibited from using specific online nicknames on sites including Facebook and Twitter. Gibson, from Hartlepool, is banned from using the name "Peter" on the internet. Weatherhead, from Northampton, is prohibited from using "Nerdo"; Rhodes, from Kennington, south London, cannot use "NikonElite", and the 17-year-old, from Chester, is also banned from using his online nickname.
