LulzSec spokesman Topiary arrested in Scotland
Police in the U.K. have arrested the man they believe has been serving as the unofficial spokesperson of the hacktivist group LulzSec.
The 19-year-old suspect, who uses the online alias "Topiary," was arrested Wednesday at a home in the Shetland Islands, located off the northeast coast of Scotland, and was booked at a London police station, according to a statement. In a recent interview inside an internet chat room, Topiary was asked by Salon.com reporter Peter Finocchiaro whether he feared arrest.
"There was a brief window where I was paranoid or that it irked me -- now I just laugh wholeheartedly," Topiary responded. Topiary is believed to be the person responsible for running the extremely popular Twitter account belonging to LulzSec, a six-person hacking group that emerged in late May and proceeded to launch a series of assaults against a diverse group of organizations. In most cases, the attacks were perpetrated out of principle, the group said.
