CybersecurityArizona police network latest LulzSec cyber victim

Published 27 June 2011

In the latest string of attacks on government computer networks by LulzSec, an international hacker network, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s computer network was broken into and the group is publicly releasing hundreds of law enforcement documents

In the latest string of attacks on government computer networks by LulzSec, an international hacker network, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s computer network was broken into and the group is publicly releasing hundreds of law enforcement documents.

LulzSec says the attacks are in response to SB 1070, the highly controversial Arizona immigration bill.

The files that the group has posted on its website so far include personal information about officers and routine internal documents regarding day to day operations. The personal information released included names, addresses, and cell phone numbers.

LulzSec has said that they will continue to release more classified documents each week to embarrass authorities and sabotage their work.

Officials from Arizona do not believe that any sensitive information that could compromise ongoing investigations was leaked.

The group has also taken credit for breaching the CIA and U.S. Senate’s websites as well as Sony’s networks.

LulzSec is primarily known for its hacks which are designed as Internet pranks rather than cyber-warfare. In particular the group targets high-profile websites with weak security and often refers to internet memes when it defaces its website.

The group’s motto is “Laughing at your security since 2011!”

Investigators in Arizona are currently working to strengthen their computer networks and improve security.