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Lizard Squad member arrested
- Thread starter Gormless Noodle
- Start date
I think the Finnish lad has been arrested too
https://translate.google.co.uk/tran...styota_fbin_kanssa/7714825&edit-text=&act=url
https://translate.google.co.uk/tran...styota_fbin_kanssa/7714825&edit-text=&act=url
DidntKnowJack
Member
Already released. This does not please me.
That's just how it works in the UK.
I think he'll be at court on the 10th of March.
BibiMaghoo
Member
You can't hold a person on remand in jail before their trial for computer offenses. I guess if they were a genuine flight risk it could be requested, but otherwise of course they let him out until court.
Fox Mulder
Member
Getting out on bail is fine for non violent crimes. He wont be doing shit for the lulz anymore and will get his punishment in time.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Wooohooo!! Get rekt!
I wish he was caught in the U.S. because the laws in the UK for this probably aren't as harsh. It'll be even more of a cakewalk for the guy in Finland.
I wish he was caught in the U.S. because the laws in the UK for this probably aren't as harsh. It'll be even more of a cakewalk for the guy in Finland.
Handy Fake
Member
BibiMaghoo
Member
Perfect.
DidntKnowJack
Member
I didn't get that reference.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
This is all a little deja vu, are we sure it's legit this time?
Wyndstryker
Member
Unless they catch the whole group, one member ain't going to do diddly squat in stopping DDoS attacks.
pokeystaples
Banned
I chortled.
Goodfellas, after the main character was released from jail.
BronsonLee
Member
I think they're actually worse in the UK; for the Finland guy, who knows? Either way he's going to get buried by companies if it's true.
This is a bit different than the other ones.
1: Krebs isn't a splinter group or anything of the like, he's a cybersecurfity guy through and through. He's got a rep.
2: The arrests definitely happened, they got reported in the local news and there's public records showing them.
Worst case scenario, they're unrelated to Lizard Squad. But it's too coincidental for them both to get popped basically a day after Krebs outed both of them
It's a good thing really, because he hopefully won't resist the urge to do something stupid, and will get arrested and brought back in before his original date in court which is the 10th of March 2015.
But as others have pointed out, this is about fraud, not DDoS attacks, like I've said in previous posts, these guys will only get caught when they become an actual threat and commit more established crimes like fraud, identify theft, stealing bank accounts etc, thats when the agencies start putting real resources into finding them, as we have witnessed now and previously.
Hackers roll like stoolies in a hamsterball.
blastprocessor
The Amiga Brotherhood
Wasn't hard to find his facebook page.
legacyzero
Banned
I need to see mugshots. For enjoyment purposes.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Ah ok, thought it looked familiar. I'm surprised I couldn't place it.
artsi
Member
Google Translate mistakenly says he's been arrested but actually it just says that he's been questioned by the national police and then let go. He's still a suspect and the investigation continues, but he's not yet in custody.
iShouldGoPro
Member
Pics or it didn't happen
Ban Puncher
Member
What if they just ban him from using computers or going online for a significant period of time? A few years? That'd be worse than a couple months away for this dude.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
BronsonLee
Member
That likely would come as part of any punishment after a trial.
As it stands now, it seems they seized all of his electronics equipment anyway.
22 yo middle class kids facing jail time usually are scared shitless. This ain't no videogame.
Ayato Kanzaki
Member
Good news that guy is an adult. The book can really be thrown at him.
If it were me, I'd stuff him in a cell with a PS4 and Destiny, but no internet access.
If it were me, I'd stuff him in a cell with a PS4 and Destiny, but no internet access.
As noted previously, they can't hold him. I don't think people realize just how the system works in regards to arrests and bail. What, you think everything just goes back to normal as soon as you post bail?
And bragging about what? Out of jail doesn't mean free. "Criminal record, bitches!! Never get a tech job again, how 'bout that shit? FUCK YEAH"... doesn't really seem like something to brag about.
Yeah, it can be as bad as any cold turkey with drawl from addiction, if he is addicted. Whole personalities can change after forced cut off, usually for the better.
I think it would be crueller to make him play Destiny.
eot
Banned
Haha, great use of this gif.
Cheers, I couldn't really understand what it was saying.
I wonder if it was one of those two lizards in that BBC interview.
Don't worry since if found guilty he could be facing 10 years in prison for DDoS, which after this xmas stunt he's likely to get the book thrown at him.
Don't worry since if found guilty he could be facing 10 years in prison for DDoS, which after this xmas stunt he's likely to get the book thrown at him.
If only that were true. I knew a few hackers from the 90s who got felony convictions but have good jobs in the industry today. I know one guy who in the early 2000's hacked a bunch of systems belonging his ex-employer and got a felony, now he works for Google.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Finally authorities are getting stuff done.
Confirmed false.