LulzSec? Bah, cybercrime ain't no joke
"[On Tuesday,] the AFP arrested and charged a self-proclaimed Australian leader of the internationally renowned computer hacking collective known as LulzSec," said Commander Glen McEwen, the Australian Federal Police's manager for cybercrime operations, kicking off a press conference full of stern warnings.
Matthew Flannery, aka "Aush0k", was charged with three offences relating to his alleged hack of a government computer less than two weeks earlier — a remarkably quick result.
"The AFP has zero tolerance for this type of behaviour. The AFP believes this man's skill sets and access to this type of information presented a considerable risk to Australian society," McEwen said. "Those thinking of engaging in such activities should be warned that hacking, creating, or propagating malicious viruses, or participating in distributed denial of service attacks are not harmless fun, and the consequences are severe.
