Topiary Arrested?

[Korolev]

Well, since I've seen no one else post a topic on this yet, I think I might:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jul/27/lulzsec-hacking-suspect-topiary-arrested

Now, now, hold on: It could be a case of mistaken identity, but in the even that they have got the real guy (and I notice Lulzsec isn't its usually chatty self in regards to these announcements), what sentence do you think he should receive?

If I had to sentence him, I'd give him 500 hours of scrubbing toilets as community service and a 1000 dollar fine. I wouldn't really send him to jail - Lulzsec were annoying pranksters, but they weren't cyberdemons from the planes of terror in the dimension of evil! They were just some pranksters.

 

[Low Key]

For how defiant Lulzsec was acting last month, I'd say it would serve him right to go to jail for at least 6 months to a year. I've always seen community service as a slap on the wrist.

 

[Anarchemitis]

This thread would probably get more views and replies if was titled with "Lulsec" instead of "Topiary", since the latter term comes from the practice of trimming hedges into interesting shapes.

Whatever he is tried with and convicted of will probably spell similar stories that will be used to try and convict other participants of like cybercrimes- which Anonymous will probably build a resistance to by way of conduct, unless those convictions are very broad.

 

[SirDoom]

When I entered this thread, I thought it was going to be an insult to some country's legal system for arresting a tree. Oh well, there's always tomorrow, right?

In any case, no serious punishment should go to him. Something minor, yeah, but no serious jailtime. I rather enjoy the chaos caused by that little hacker group. If anything, they're showing the world that it needs to tighten it's internet security. Seriously, if a 16 year old can break into a government agency's website, that's clearly a problem.

 

[Aris Khandr]

Aww. I came into this thread hoping that, somewhere, the police actually arrested a topiary.

 

[Jamboxdotcom]

What Lulzsec did was no less than Grand Larceny (or similar, depending on your locality). The value of personal info they stole is easily in excess of $1,000,000. Pretty sure that'll get you 5-10 years in the US, and i sincerely hope that's what he gets. Don't fuck around with identity thieves, lock the fuckers up.

 

[Echo136]

Would be better reworded I think. I had no idea when I entered this thread this was actually talking about Lulzsec.

 

[Dags90]

This thread would probably get more views and replies if was titled with "Lulsec" instead of "Topiary", since the latter term comes from the practice of trimming hedges into interesting shapes.

Yeah, I had assumed that someone took Edward Scissorhands to heart and was making unsolicited topiary in the dead of night. That would've been a much more interesting story.

Break the law, get arrested. Usually how the legal system works. It depends on what actual instances of hacking he was involved in.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Aww. I came into this thread hoping that, somewhere, the police actually arrested a topiary.

yes, i'm disappony in the thread title.
OT: arresting someone from Lulzsec was a good idea, it teaches them that anonymous doesnt mean anonymous all the time.

 

[Akytalusia]

Aww. I came into this thread hoping that, somewhere, the police actually arrested a topiary.

yeah, me too. but it's just lulsec, so, who cares.

 

[Antagonist86]

On record, they probably deserve every bit off punishment they get and then some.

Off the record I'd give them all a hug and a cookie, including the fat basement dwelling mouthbreathers.

Not to defend their actions, and in no way condoning what they have done. But they did manage to turn allot of IT departments upside down. And showed how vulnerable data is on the web, and how vulnerable web hosts allow it to be.

My own creditcard info was among the stolen in the PSN debacle, so not really comfortable with that in the one hand. On the other hand if Sony had taken the care I should have expected - it would not have happened.