Back هيكتور مونسيغور Arabic Hector Xavier Monsegur German Hector Xavier Monsegur Spanish Sabu (krakkeri) Finnish Hector Monsegur Italian ヘクター・ザビエル・モンセガー Japanese Sabu (hacker) Portuguese Hector Xavier Monsegur Swahili
Hector Xavier Monsegur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Other names | Sabu |
| Occupation | Cybersecurity |
| Known for | Founder of LulzSec |
Hector Xavier Monsegur (born 1983),[1] known also by the online pseudonym Sabu (pronounced Sə'buː, Sæ'buː),[2] is an American computer hacker and co-founder of the hacking group LulzSec.[3] Monsegur became an informant for the FBI, working with the agency for over ten months to aid them in identifying the other hackers from LulzSec and related groups while facing a sentence of 124 years in prison.[4][5] LulzSec intervened in the affairs of organizations such as News Corporation, Stratfor, UK and American law enforcement bodies and Irish political party Fine Gael.[6]
Sabu featured prominently in the group's published IRC chats,[7][8] and claimed to support the "Free Topiary" campaign. The Economist referred to Sabu as one of LulzSec's six core members.[9]
- ^ Kleinfield, N. R.; Sengupta, Somini (March 8, 2012). "Hacker, Informant and Party Boy of the Projects". The New York Times.
- ^ Biddle, Sam (March 6, 2012). "LulzSec Leader Betrays All of Anonymous". Gizmodo.
- ^ Olson, Parmy (2012). We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency. Little, Brown. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-316-21354-7.
- ^ "Why do US judges give such long prison sentences?". TheGuardian.com. March 7, 2012.
- ^ "'Lulzsec hackers' arrested in international swoop". BBC News. March 6, 2012.
- ^ Arthur, Charles; Sabbagh, Dan; Laville, Sandra (March 7, 2012). "LulzSec leader Sabu was working for us, says FBI". The Guardian.
- ^ Arthur, Charles; Gallagher, Ryan (June 24, 2011). "LulzSec IRC leak: the full record". The Guardian.
- ^ Cook, John; Chen, Adrian (March 18, 2011). "Inside Anonymous' Secret War Room". Gawker.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2011.
- ^ "Cybercrime: Black hats, grey hairs". The Economist. August 3, 2011.