LulzSec hackers lead FBI to 'snitches', disown UK census attack

A day after authorities arrested a teenager linked to cyberattacks on government websites, a hacker group that called for such attacks appeared to purge its ranks, leading authorities to at least two members who it said tried to snitch on it. LulzSec on Wednesday (Manila time) posted information on the two supposed “whistleblowers," who it said leaked some of its affiliates’ logs. “These goons begged us for mercy after they apologized to us all night for leaking some of our affiliates’ logs. There is no mercy on The Lulz Boat," it said in a post on Pastebin.com. It identified one of the two as Marshal Webb, a.k.a. [redacted] in the “#pure-elite," supposedly involved in the hacking of the game “Dues Ex" and was/is involved in “countless other cybercrimes." LulzSec said Webb, who it said is a resident of Ohio in the United States, is trying to flee the country to avoid serious punishment. “Also, he tried to snitch on us. Therefore we just did your job for you with great ease," it said in its post, which it directed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement agencies. The second was identified as Michael, or “Hann," who LulzSec said is wanted for “heavy stuff." It listed his address as Halethorpe, Maryland. LulzSec’s punishment on the two “snitches" came even as LulzSec disowned the teenager who was arrested in the United Kingdom in connection with recent hack attacks earlier this week. The group had claimed responsibility for attacks on the US Central Intelligence Agency, an affiliate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the UK Serious Organised Crimes Agency. Meanwhile, the group denied the arrested teenager, who some parties had identified as Ryan Cleary, is its member. “Ryan Cleary is not part of LulzSec; we house one of our many legitimate chatrooms on his IRC server, but that’s it," it said in its Twitter account. “Clearly the UK police are so desperate to catch us that they’ve gone and arrested someone who is, at best, mildly associated with us. Lame," it added. But the group also cautioned its members to be prepared to “defend yourselves" from law enforcers. “Oh well - less tweet spam now. Best watch out, they can’t get us, so they’re going after people they think might know us. Defend yourselves," it said. LulzSec disowns census hack Meanwhile, LulzSec disowned the hack on the UK Census 2011, as it urged the public to check with its Twitter account on which sites it had actually attacked. “Just saw the pastebin of the UK census hack. That wasn’t us - don’t believe fake LulzSec releases unless we put out a tweet first," it said. — TJD, GMA News