КОДИ КРЕСТСИНГЕР
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Cody Kretsinger, a member of the hacker group LulzSec, pleaded guilty to hacking Sony Playstation in 2011. Kretsinger gained access to the personal data of 77 million users, and as a result of his attack, Sony Playstation was forced to suspend network operations for 24 days. LulzSec is often criticized for the lack of motivation behind their actions - hackers should be ideological individuals, rather than simply demonstrating their skills. LulzSec is responsible for hacks against companies such as Mantech International, Sony, Nintendo, and others. However, it is reassuring that none of the members of LulzSec have used their skills for financial fraud. Kretsinger served one year in prison, while the identities of his other "colleagues" have yet to be established.
On Thursday, September 22, the FBI arrested alleged Lulz Security hacker activist Cody Kretsinger from Phoenix, Arizona, and charged him with conspiracy and computer system hacking related to the earlier Sony website breach earlier that year. Kretsinger's trial will take place in Los Angeles, and he could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. According to the investigation, Kretsinger and his accomplices gained access to confidential information from Sony Pictures' computer system in May and June 2011, using a SQL injection attack.
Kretsinger reportedly published the information he obtained on the Lulz Security website and boasted about the successful attack on the Sony website on the Lulz Security page on Twitter. It is worth noting that other Sony-owned websites, such as the PlayStation Network, Qriocity music streaming service, and Sony Online Entertainment, have also been attacked.
The Lulz Security hacker group was founded in the spring of 2011. In May and June of that year, hackers carried out a series of large-scale attacks on the websites of Fox News, various divisions of the Sony Corporation, the FBI, the US Senate, and the CIA.
In June 2011, the British police, in collaboration with the FBI, arrested the first suspect believed to be involved in the attacks by Lulz Security hackers. Representatives of the group denied any connection to the arrested individual. In July, a suspected author of the Lulz Security Twitter account was arrested in the UK and charged. It is worth noting that the group's Twitter account has not been updated since the end of July.