Suspects in Playstation Network Hack Found in Spain
DATELINE SPAIN – Yesterday, Spanish police officials announced that they had detained three suspects in relation to the hack on the Playstation Network (and other sites related to governments and businesses worldwide). All three men had a connection with, and are considered to be the figureheads of, a local Anonymous collective.
Through an analysis of chat logs and web pages, Spanish National Police were led to three men in the cities of Gijon, Valencia, and Barcelona. The suspect located in Gijon, a 31-year-old male, had a PC that was directly used in the PSN attack. No word was given as to the involvement of the other two suspects, only that they were a part of the “local leadership” of Anonymous, the all-seeing, all-knowing internet collective who has stated in the past that they had no involvement with the attacks.
The three suspects have been released, pending charges of “forming an illegal association to attack public and corporate websites”.
via: New York Times
“Leadership” and “Anonymous”? Does not compute. Whatever the police have on these guys, it’s safe to say they are not the main culprits (if they were actually involved at all). The clue’s int he name: Anonymous. The idea that you can track them down and pin it to three random guys borders on the ridiculous.
As far as I heard this is a misreport, they DDOS’ed, but were not the ones stealing the credit cards.
Now logged in, so I can post my source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/10/spain-anonymous-idUSLDE7591P420110610