3 Alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
Summary: Three suspected Anonymous hackers have been detained by the Spanish police in connection with the cyber-attacks on the PSN and other Sony sites.
New York Times is reporting that three suspects have been arrested by the Spanish police for their alleged involvement in the attack on the Sony PlayStation Network in April. They are considered the "local leadership" of the Anonymous hacker group, which operates anonymously but cooperatively in cells spread around the world.
The trio first caught the Spanish police'e eye back in October when they protested the Spanish Ministry of Culture's legislation for "increasing punishments for illegal downloads" by attacking the Ministry's Web site, according to the article. After analyzing chat logs and Web pages, the police was able to trace the source of the Sony PlayStation online gaming store outage to one of the suspect's server, which operates out of his apartment in Gijón. It is apparently the same server that also brought down other sites: two Spanish banks, the Italian energy company Enel, as well as government sites in Spain, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Chile, Colombia and New Zealand.
If proven guilty, the hackers could face up to three years in jail for forming an illegal association to attack public and corporate Web sites.
It is unclear if the suspects or the group were the only ones responsible for the breach of the PSN and other sites, or whether Anonymous partnered with other hacker organizations to target Sony online entities.
[Source: New York Times via Joystiq]
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If convicted "up to three years" ...
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
That should be reserved (required) for sex offenders.
agreed...
having time with a cyber-parole officer monitoring their activities might be a good idea, even.
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RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
You don't believe in innocent before proven guilty much do you? (Plus, Anonymous clearly denied what was happening with Sony and LulzSec took full responsibility so I don't know what the heck this article is talking about)
I'm thinking each and every country
Excellent point...
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
I think crackers better move to Spain in case they're ever caught.
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
The world doesn't work that way
If you don't agree to a law, you don't just go around trying to break it. These aren't Cyber Robin Hood's. What they did benefited noone except themselves, and they should be treated as they are - criminals.
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
RE: 3 alleged PlayStation Network hackers arrested in Spain
I wish they would hack them and insert some sense
yeehah -
Now all we need is a better security model al round, and dare I say it Smart tokens for financial/sensitive stuff... added to even harsher sentences. Got to send the right message NOW !