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Spanish Police Arrest Three Hacktivists for PSN Attacks

June 10, 2011 by Ian Miles Cheong

Spanish police have arrested three hacktivists on grounds that they were involved with the attacks on Sony’s PlayStation Network.

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Three hacktivists who have possible ties with Anonymous have been placed under arrest by the Spanish police. The police claim that the three individuals were involved with an attack on Sony's PlayStation Network, among other things. A server belonging to the three has also been confiscated.

The Technical Investigation Brigade of the National Police in Spain have confirmed that the arrests were made in the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Valencia, and Almeria. They believe the confiscated server was involved in denial of service attacks at: "Sony PlayStation Store, BBVA, Bankia, ENEL and the governments of Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Chile, COlombia and New Zealand."

All three have been charged with criminal damage, discovery and disclosure of secrets, and conspiracy.

Authorities began their investigation of Anonymous in October 2010 after the group claimed responsibility for the Spanish government's Ministry of Culture website after the government passed a law clamping down on the freedom of speech and the freedom of information on the internet.

Police cannot confirm whether the three hacktivists were responsible for the PSN attack or any of the other crimes they were charged with.

via bbc

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