Hector Xavier Monsegur, 4 Other Reported LulzSec Hackers Arrested By FBI

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NEW YORK — A group of expert hackers who attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader – one of the world's most-wanted computer vandals – turned against his comrades and secretly began working as an informant for the FBI months ago, authorities announced Tuesday.

Five people were charged in court papers unsealed in federal court in New York, and authorities revealed that a sixth person, Hector Xavier Monsegur of New York, has pleaded guilty.

Monsegur was portrayed in court papers as the ringleader, a legendary figure known in the hacking underworld as "Sabu." Authorities said he formed an elite hacking organization last May and named it "Lulz Security" or "LulzSec." "Lulz" is Internet slang that can be interpreted as "laughs," "humor" or "amusement."

Despite the organization's lighthearted name, authorities said Monsegur and his followers embarked on a dastardly stream of deeds against business and government entities in the U.S. and around the world, resulting in the theft of confidential information, the defacing of websites and attacks that temporarily put victims out of business.

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