Leader rolls over on troops faster than a kitten playing with a ball of yarn Authorities today arrested three people allegedly affiliated with LulzSec, Anonymous, and Antisec because a fellow group member turned informant. Two others were also charged. Hector Xavier Monsegur, the alleged former leader of LulzSec who went by the code name “Sabu,” rolled over on his comrades after being arrested last August. Arrested or charged were Ryan Ackroyd, aka “Kayla” and Jake Davis, aka “Topiary,” both of London; Darren Martyn, aka “pwnsauce” and Donncha O’Cearrbhail, aka “palladium,” both of Ireland; and Jeremy Hammond aka “Anarchaos,” of Chicago. Those arrested are among the de facto leadership of Anonymous and LulzSec, or Lulz Security, according to Barrett Brown, an informal Anonymous spokesman, whose apartment in Dallas was raided this morning. Brown said, “Anonymous will go forward as usual. So will I. We hired an army of lawyers last January. We are prepared for a big slug-out.” One of those arrested today was apparently the person who recorded a call among law-enforcement agencies discussing how to go after the hacker groups. The call may have been part of a sting operation but the FBI hasn’t confirmed or denied that yet. If you run into an FBI agent trying not to giggle then I would take that as confirmation. The FBI played this thing to the hilt until the very end. Yesterday the Twitter account allegedly run by “Sabu” tweeted “The federal government is run by a bunch of fucking cowards. Don’t give in to these people. Fight back. Stay strong.” Any prospective black hat hackers out there would do well to remember the timeless advice: Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Trusting a crook is about as smart as marrying someone who cheated on his or last spouse. In fact, black hat supporters would be well advised to remember this as well because … Symantec announced today that thousands of people who downloaded the Slowloris tool to support a recent DDoS attack by Anonymous may have infected themselves with the Zeus banking Trojan. While the downloaded program will carry out the distributed attacks, it also steals users’ online banking credentials, webmail logins, and cookies. Try not to be too surprised. Related content opinion Why Bitcoins are Just as Viable as Any Other Currency The true value of any currency is a reflection of how much people believe it's worth, according to CIO blogger Constantine von Hoffman. But it's wise to remember just how fast beliefs can change. By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 15, 2013 4 mins Government Technology Industry opinion No Surprise: Docs Show Obama Administration Lying About Drones President Obama has repeatedly said drones would only be used against members of al Qaida and allied groups. However, leaked intelligence documents show the administration has been using them to settle political and tribal feuds for at least four yea By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 10, 2013 3 mins Regulation Government opinion How Big Data Can Quickly Become Big Garbage The bigger the data the bigger the chance of mistakes or inaccuracies. In that vein, a large database used by retailers to screen people accused of stealing from employers is identifying innocent people and could result in major lawsuits, according t By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 04, 2013 2 mins Big Data opinion Why Crazy Trumps Logic on the Internet The earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. 9/11 was a government conspiracy. These are just a few of the many ideas that continue to find adherents online despite overwhelming proof that they're not based on fact. CIO.com blogger Constantine von By Constantine von Hoffman Apr 02, 2013 3 mins Government Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe