Cybersecurity

‘LulzSec’ Associated Indicted in U.S. for Hack Attacks

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A 20-year-old U.K. man and associate of the “LulzSec” hacking group was indicted on charges of computer attacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Fox Entertainment Group Inc. and other entities.

Ryan Cleary, incarcerated as he faces foreign prosecution in England, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on one count of conspiracy and two counts of impairing computers, Andre Birotte, U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, said in an e-mail yesterday.