Arrests made in Sony Network Breach

[Chen Zen]

https://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/spain-arrest

Spanish police have arrested three suspected computer hackers allegedly linked to recent cyberattacks on Sony's PlayStation Network as part of the shadowy international "Anonymous" network of hackers.

National Police said in a statement that the three are Spaniards ages 30 to 32, The New York Times and Associated Press report.

Police said a computer server in the home of one of the suspects, in the port city of Gijon, was used to hack two major Spanish banks, an Italian energy company and the governments of Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Chile, Colombia and New Zealand.

I wonder if they will find any associations between these guys and Geohot.

 

[The Ween]

Hope they make examples of them!

 

[galactiboy]

And suddenly the website for Spain goes down...

 

[NosferatuBill36]

They should rip off a testicle from each of them, place it in a blender, and feed it to a gerbil.

 

[The Mike]

Sure but then what to do with them for the breach

 

[cokebabies]

Their mommy got them a 'puter for Christmas.

 

[NosferatuBill36]

Sure but then what to do with them for the breach

touche'

 

[78Myers]

MSFT execs didn't pay 'em...

 

[Kabukiman]

Their mommy got them a 'puter for Christmas.

We have just gotten a wake-up call from the Nintendo generation.

 

[sprig0701]

So in other words they got picked up for hacking bank and government computers, and noticed they also hacked PSN??

 

[Devil_666]

So in other words they got picked up for hacking bank and government computers, and noticed they also hacked PSN??

Basically.

hacking bank/government networks > hacking a videogame network

 

[EXOTICLEX]

they prob thought since they could hack Sony's network then why not hack the govt and a bank.....big mistake

 

[Darth_Fatso]

According the this article it says these guys like wearking Guy Fawkes masks like in V For Vendetta
https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110610/tc_nm/us_spain_anonymous

I hope they are taken behind a chemical shed and shot.

 

[sprig0701]

Basically.

hacking bank/government networks > hacking a videogame network

What I figured. The thread title is a bit misleading, like the sole purpose of the arrests were because of the hacking of PSN.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I don't think the arrests came from the PSN hack

 

[fosing]

Basically.

hacking bank/government networks > hacking a videogame network

so they hacked a bank...most likely they also get blamed for PSN hack, illegal internet downloads, free porn scams, wikileaks, jaywalking and over speeding is a school zone. that's how Spanish police rolls.

 

[Rotfish]

Technically, the game network is itself a big deal. Think about all of the personal information that's been exposed. There haven't really been any reports of this yet, but it could surface up later. Gaming has gotten so big nowadays that a lot of your privacy could be tied up in it.

 

[Shropt]