Ryan Cleary, an affiliate of LulzSec who was allegedly behind a number of attacks on networks for instance the PlayStation Network, has admitted to hacking several websites. He pleaded guilty and confessed to four charges, including hacking into the U.S. Air Force Agency personal computers. Cleary coupled with fellow hacker Jake Davis targeted videogame companies and sites including Sony, Nintendo, Bethesda, and additionally Eve Online in a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) assaults.
You likely recall the cyber issues on the PSN back in 2011, as well as the subsequent crisis, password resets, and even E3 2011 apology. For a number of weeks, the PSN was offline at the time Sony searched. Gossips shortly followed of credit card info theft.
Cleary admitted he targeted Sony, but also an assortment of organizations and even firms, which includes the Arizona State Police, PBS, 20th Century Fox, as well as the CIA. Cleary’s sentencing is expect in April 2013.
Both Cleary and Davis disputed allegations of submitting ‘unlawfully acquired confidential workstation data’ on public sites including Pirate Bay, PasteBin, and the LulzSec.com. Everyone but Cleary were released on bail, and U.S. prosecutors have said they will no longer ask for extradition, and instead let the U.K. courts tackle the case.
