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Hackers who "wreaked havoc" at Sony jailed in UK

2013-05-17 225 Dailymotion

Convicted hacker Mustafa Al-Bassam leaves a UK court on Thursday after receiving a suspended sentence.<br/> <br />Al-Bassam is one of four men to be sentenced for a hacking spree that cost millions of dollars of damage to computer networks run by Sony, the CIA and other agencies.<br/> <br />Head of Britain's e-Crime Unit, Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie explained how the group, known as Lulzsec, were foiled.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF THE BRITISH POLICE CENTRAL E-CRIME UNIT, DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT CHARLIE MCMURDIE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"After initially being alerted by the FBI to criminal activity on British soil, the Police Central e-Crime Unit came to arrest Ryan Cleary. At the time of his arrest he was in the process of attacking the Serious Organised Crime Agency website."<br/> <br />Prosecutor Andrew Hadik strongly condemned the four men, three of whom have been ordered to serve jail terms.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ANDREW HADIK FROM THE CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"

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