Tuesday, August 2, 2011
LULZSEC HACKER JACK DAVIS, AKA TOPIARY, RELEASED ON BAIL
District Judge Howard Riddle released 18-year old alleged LulzSec hacker Jack Davis on bail Monday morning. Davis hacked under the name “Topiary” online and served as the public face of LulzSec, often publishing press releases and status updates on the group’s Twitter account, before he was arrested on July 27th. The news debunks earlier reports thatauthorities had been duped into arresting an the wrong man.
Authorities in the U.K. said they discovered personal information for more than 750,000 people on Davis’ computers. Davis has been charged with hacking the Sun, Times, Sony and the Serious Organized Crime agency. Davis’ lawyers are highlighting his role as a press secretary for LulzSec and have argued that Davis did not participate in the attacks directly. Davis was released on bail but cannot access the Internet from any device, including from smartphones, The Financial Times said.
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bail,
hacker,
howard riddle,
jack davis,
law,
legal,
lulzsec,
topiary
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