Five hackers from Anonymous and LulzSec groups arrested

According to the National Post, Five members of the Anonymous group have been arrested for allegedly partaking in a computer hacking conspiracy.

A U.S. law enforcement official added that one of the five charged members has already pleaded guilty.

Fox News has a released a statement saying that two of these men were British, two were from Ireland and the last one was an American.

They were charged based on evidence given by a leader of the Lulz Security group.

Hector Xavier Monsegur , a founder of Lulz Security, has been giving information to the FBI since being arrested in 2011.

Lulz Security has attacked websites belonging to Sony, the US Senate, the Arizona Department of Public Safety, and many more.

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