Lulzsec member who hacked Sony Pictures pleads guilty

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Things just haven’t been going well for what’s left of Lulzsec. ‘Neuron,’ one of the hackers responsible for breaking into Sony Pictures’ website and stealing personal information on thousands of people, has just plead guilty before a Los Angeles Federal Court.

Neuron, who’s real name is Raynaldo Rivera (he also goes by royal and wildicv, if any of those ring a bell), said that he masked his IP address and hit Sony Pictures’ website with an SQL-injection attack, essentially flooding them with malicious code that breached their servers and allowed Lulzsec to make off with the supposedly secure information.

Since he plead guilty, Rivera will get off relatively easy, with a maximum prison sentence of 5 years, plus a small $250,000 fine. That’s basically a slap on the wrist compared to what Rivera’s boss, Hector Monsegur – better known as Sabu – could be facing; even after giving up his former comrades to the Feds, Lulzsec’s fallen leader is still facing a maximum sentence of 124 years and six months in prison.

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FYIPosted:

124 year....

TTG_FlairPosted:

he had it coming

PrefirePosted:

ItsrealCJ Haha did that kid really just do that?


Yeah, that kid just did. lol

DuhTigersBloodPosted:

-Khalifaa-
Infosec Lulzsec had an amazing run, they will definitely still be talked about in many years. It's a shame that laws regarding hacking carry such a stiff penalty. I wish the best for them and their families.

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not Forgive.
We will not forget Lulzsec.
In 21 days...Expect Us.


HAHAHAH. Get out of here you anonymous wanna be!
You just emberresed the hell out of yourself.


Embarrassed

NicPosted:

Wisest They're capable of what they had done, and they don't use their talents for a good cause to protect their sites, etc? That's the governments loss.

I don't think you understand how easy it is to do what they have done. SQL injections are extremely easy, and just as easy to prevent. Sony shouldn't have hired a team of monkeys to do their security.

sw4gPosted:

124 years and six months? That's so unnecessary.

They're capable of what they had done, and they don't use their talents for a good cause to protect their sites, etc? That's the governments loss.

AlbericiPosted:

Well we can say bye bye to him! He will be gone for a long long time. I all ways wanted to talk to him.

ThrillerPosted:

Infosec Lulzsec had an amazing run, they will definitely still be talked about in many years. It's a shame that laws regarding hacking carry such a stiff penalty. I wish the best for them and their families.

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not Forgive.
We will not forget Lulzsec.
In 21 days...Expect Us.

Well you just told us that you were anonymous so now your not really anymore XD

GossipPosted:

Haha did that kid really just do that?

TywinPosted:

Infosec Lulzsec had an amazing run, they will definitely still be talked about in many years. It's a shame that laws regarding hacking carry such a stiff penalty. I wish the best for them and their families.

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not Forgive.
We will not forget Lulzsec.
In 21 days...Expect Us.


HAHAHAH. Get out of here you anonymous wanna be!
You just emberresed the hell out of yourself.


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