British police have arrested five people between 15 and 26 belonging to the organization allegedly Anonymous attacks by the end of the year against several multinational companies that had ceased to provide services to WikiLeaks. The arrests took place early in the morning in London and the regions of West Midlands, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire, Surrey and London.
Those arrested are 15, 16, 19, 20 and 26. The department of the French gendarmerie charged with crimes related to the Network also announced today that in December arrested a 15 year old but kept it secret to avoid prejudicing the investigations in the UK. According to the London Metropolitan Police, the arrests are part of "an ongoing investigation about Anonymous that began last year due to criminal charges of distributed denial of service (DDoS, its acronym in English) by a group against several companies.
" The arrests are the result of a joint investigation with other forces in the EU and the U.S.. Anonymous attacked the websites of MasterCard, Visa and PayPal after these companies suspend the provision of financial services to WikiLeaks after filtration global newspapers roles of the Department of State.
A member of Anonymous acknowledged the Financial Times that the operation against the hackers has been facilitated by the fact that some hackers have made the mistake of identifying the access to the chat of the organization, the "very stupid." In December, two young Dutch 16 and 19 were also arrested in connection with this case.
Eric Freyssinet, head of research in France, stressed the TF1 television channel the youth of those involved. For him it is the ingenuity of some of these young prompting them to follow Anonymous. "They feel do a good deed, that is, to commit a heroic act," says Freyssinet, adding that their actions are nevertheless "a criminal offense that can lead to five years in prison and 75,000 euros fine." 
Those arrested are 15, 16, 19, 20 and 26. The department of the French gendarmerie charged with crimes related to the Network also announced today that in December arrested a 15 year old but kept it secret to avoid prejudicing the investigations in the UK. According to the London Metropolitan Police, the arrests are part of "an ongoing investigation about Anonymous that began last year due to criminal charges of distributed denial of service (DDoS, its acronym in English) by a group against several companies.
" The arrests are the result of a joint investigation with other forces in the EU and the U.S.. Anonymous attacked the websites of MasterCard, Visa and PayPal after these companies suspend the provision of financial services to WikiLeaks after filtration global newspapers roles of the Department of State.
A member of Anonymous acknowledged the Financial Times that the operation against the hackers has been facilitated by the fact that some hackers have made the mistake of identifying the access to the chat of the organization, the "very stupid." In December, two young Dutch 16 and 19 were also arrested in connection with this case.
Eric Freyssinet, head of research in France, stressed the TF1 television channel the youth of those involved. For him it is the ingenuity of some of these young prompting them to follow Anonymous. "They feel do a good deed, that is, to commit a heroic act," says Freyssinet, adding that their actions are nevertheless "a criminal offense that can lead to five years in prison and 75,000 euros fine."
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