Sentencing Table and Relevant Links for LulzSec, Anonymous and Other Hackers*(compiled by Maya Richman)
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Web defacements, SQL Injections, and Hacking
Legal Name & Country of Residence / Handle / Date of Sentence / Sentence Fine / Prison Sentence (months) *see “Other Details” for time actually served / Relevant Links / Other DetailsAndrew Aumheimer
USA / Weev / 3/18/13 / 73,000 US / 42 /
/ He had faced up to 10 years in prison. Lawyers are appealing on the grounds he did not hack anything and should be not be charged under CFAA.
Darren Martyn
Ireland / Pwnsause / 07/16/13 and 10/08/13 / 5000 Euro / 0 /
/ Indicted in March 2012, released by Irish police, unclear what FBI legislative action will be taken for LulzSec activity.
Pled guilty on July 16, 2013 to one count of hacking for defacing Fine Gael and paid 5000 fine on October 08, 2013. Judge only fined him.
Donncha O'Cearrbhail
Ireland / palladium / 07/16/13 and 10/08/13 / 5000 Euro / 0 /
/ Released by Irish police, unclear what FBI legislative action will be taken for luzlsec activity. Pled guilty on July 16 2013 to one count of hacking for defacing Fine Gael website 2013 and paid 5000 fine on October 08, 2013. Judge only fined him.
Hector Monsegur
USA / Sabu / Delayed / N/A / N/A /
/ Delayed until after Hammond’s case. LulzSec turned informant.
Jeremy Hammond
USA / Anarchaos / 11/15/13 / N/A / N/A /
/ Sentencing on November 15th.
Jake Davis / Topiary / 5/14/13 / 0 / 1.2 /
/ 38 days in prison. Sentenced to 24 months in a young offender institution, of which 12 must be served, and electronically tagged for 21 months
Received Serious Crime Prevention Order that will impose various restrictions on their behavior.
Cody Kretsinger
USA / Recursion / 4/19/13 / 605,663 US / 12 /
/ Ordered to serve one year of home detention and to perform 1,000 hours of community service.
Raynaldo Rivera
USA / Neuron / 8/8/13 / 605,663 US / 12 /
/ He faced a maximum of 15 years in prison but received 13 months home detention and 1000 hours of community service.
Mustafa Al-Bassam
UK / Tflow / 5/14/13 / 0 / 20 /
/ 2 year suspended sentence, 300 hours of community service
Received Serious Crime Prevention Order that will impose various restrictions on their behavior.
Hingnio Ochoa
USA / Wormer / 8/24/13 / 14,062.17 US / 27 / / Free in the lead-up to his sentencing.
Ryan Ackroyd
UK / Kayla/KMS / 5/14/13 / 0 / 30 /
/ Posed as a 16-year-old girl, accused of taking the lead on researching and executing many of the group's hacks.
Received Serious Crime Prevention Order that will impose various restrictions on their behavior.
Ryan Cleary
UK / ViraL / 5/14/13 / 0 / 32 /
/ Although he spent 16 months in remand, he was not released due to pending psychiatric evaluations following charges involving child pornography.
In addition, given 5 year serious crime prevention order.
Received Serious Crime Prevention Order that will impose various restrictions on their behavior
John Anthony Borell III
USA / Kahuna / 9/12/13 / 227,000 US / 36 /
/ Free in the lead-up to his sentencing, unlike Hammond.
DDoS Actions
Jake BirchallUK / N/A / 1/24/13 / 0 / 0 /
/ Adjourned. He did not hack but is said to have DDoSed Paypal.
Peter Gibson
UK / Peter / 1/24/13 / 0 / 6 /
/ For PayPal DDoS campaign (no hacking)
Ashley Rhodes
UK / Nikon Elite / 1/24/13 / 0 / 7 /
/ Said to have had a lesser role in the PayPal DDoS campaign (no hacking)
Christopher Weatherhead
UK / Nerdo / 1/24/13 / 0 / 18 / / Found guilty of conspiring to impair the operation of computers between August 1, 2010, and January 22, 2011. (DDoS related not hacking)
*Not all members of LulzSec have been identified or sentenced. The Paypal 14 still remain in legal limbo and in the US 13 other individuals have been indicted for Operation Payback—a series of DDoS campaigns between September 2010 and December 2010.