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How an FBI Informant Orchestrated LulzSec’s Hacking Spree

Cybercrimes

Newly revealed chat logs may corroborate an imprisoned hacker’s story: An informant facilitated Anonymous’ attacks on Stratfor and hundreds of foreign websites.

Janus Kopfstein
Janus Kopfstein
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Janus Kopfstein

Janus Kopfstein

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