Jeremy Hammond, the
former LulzSec member alleged to have been at the center of the hacking
of private intelligence company Stratfor, Hammond is believed to have
been the driving force behind the group's breach of intelligence firm
Stratfor which lead to the loss of some 60,000 credit card numbers from
company servers.
Stratfor is dubbed a "shadow CIA" because it gathers non-classified intelligence on international crises. Hammond's arrest was announced on March 6 along with charges against the four suspected "AntiSec" members, Donncha O'Cearrbhail and Darren Martyn of Ireland, and Jake Davis and Ryan Ackroyd of Britain.
Sabu and Hammond are the only Americans involved in the case, as the other four defendants live in the United Kingdom. The data included sensitive law enforcement documents, approximately 60,000 credit card numbers from Stratfor's servers, and the personal information of 860,000 Stratfor clients. Hammond and others are accused of making at least $700,000 in unauthorized charges on stolen credit card numbers as well.
Stratfor is dubbed a "shadow CIA" because it gathers non-classified intelligence on international crises. Hammond's arrest was announced on March 6 along with charges against the four suspected "AntiSec" members, Donncha O'Cearrbhail and Darren Martyn of Ireland, and Jake Davis and Ryan Ackroyd of Britain.
Sabu and Hammond are the only Americans involved in the case, as the other four defendants live in the United Kingdom. The data included sensitive law enforcement documents, approximately 60,000 credit card numbers from Stratfor's servers, and the personal information of 860,000 Stratfor clients. Hammond and others are accused of making at least $700,000 in unauthorized charges on stolen credit card numbers as well.
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