Arrested Lulz Sec Suspect Pined for Job at DoD
Summary: Cody Andrew Kretsinger, a 23-year-old network security student at Tempe, Arizona's University of Advancing Technology, was arrested Thursday in connection with the May hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and is believed to be a member of LulzSec, an offshoot of Anonymous. The indictment says he helped execute and later promote the Sony attack, which Sony estimates will cost it more than $170 million this year, and a cached UAT page shows he was named student of the month and said in an interview he hoped to work for the Department of Defense or the NSA.
Why it matters: The same LulzSec group linked to this suspect claimed the Arizona Department of Public Safety breach that released hundreds of law enforcement files, and also claimed breaches of CIA and U.S. Senate websites - so the arrest sits against a $170 million Sony loss estimate and a trail of government victims.
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