Two LulzSec (a computer hacker group) members pleaded guilty on Monday to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on organizations including the Central Intelligence Agency, Sony, Fox Entertainment Group, the Arizona State Police and SOCA (Serious Organized Crime Agency).
Ryan Cleary, 20, pleaded guilty to hacking into the Pentagon’s U.S. Air Force computers, along with three other charges related to similar attacks on several corporations.
Jake Davis, 19, admitted to the same DDoS charges that targeted companies like Sony, Nintendo, News International, Arizona State Police, HBGary Federal and PBS.
Source: Bitdefender