Bail for hacker suspect
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August 2, 2011, Tuesday
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A TEENAGER believed to be a leading member of the Anonymous and LulzSec online activist groups appeared in a London court yesterday charged with hacking offences including an attack on Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency.
Eighteen-year-old Jake Davis, who goes by the online nickname of "Topiary," was charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act and other acts.
Anonymous and LulzSec members have been arrested in the United States, Spain, Turkey, Britain and the Netherlands in a recent crackdown on attacks against targets including the CIA, Sony and Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
The arrest of "Topiary" in Scotland's remote Shetland Islands may be the most significant to date in the global effort to end the cyber-crime spree by the groups, who describe themselves as fighters for Internet freedom.
Davis was released on bail after agreeing to stay at his family home under strict terms, including having no Internet access and living under a curfew. His lawyer said that while there may be evidence that Davis was linked to the group, there was no evidence to show he had taken part in any of the hacks. Davis is accused of being involved in attacks on Sony, SOCA, Britain's National Health Service and Murdoch's News International.
Many of the attacks have targeted organizations seen by the activists as enemies of free speech, such as EBay's PayPal online payment system, which stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks.
Eighteen-year-old Jake Davis, who goes by the online nickname of "Topiary," was charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act and other acts.
Anonymous and LulzSec members have been arrested in the United States, Spain, Turkey, Britain and the Netherlands in a recent crackdown on attacks against targets including the CIA, Sony and Rupert Murdoch's media empire.
The arrest of "Topiary" in Scotland's remote Shetland Islands may be the most significant to date in the global effort to end the cyber-crime spree by the groups, who describe themselves as fighters for Internet freedom.
Davis was released on bail after agreeing to stay at his family home under strict terms, including having no Internet access and living under a curfew. His lawyer said that while there may be evidence that Davis was linked to the group, there was no evidence to show he had taken part in any of the hacks. Davis is accused of being involved in attacks on Sony, SOCA, Britain's National Health Service and Murdoch's News International.
Many of the attacks have targeted organizations seen by the activists as enemies of free speech, such as EBay's PayPal online payment system, which stopped processing donations to WikiLeaks.
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