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BY TRACY PFEIFFER

ANCHOR JENNIFER MECKLES
 

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Hacker group LulzSec is racking up the headlines -- from their attacks on Sony -- to their latest move -- publishing Arizona law enforcement information as retaliation against the state’s controversial immigration laws.

“Confidential files - phone numbers - details on drug cartels.”
“Arizona’s Department of Public Safety is still scrambling tonight, trying to figure out just how a group of hackers broke into their computers.”(KPHO)

LulzSec also recently announced a partnership with fellow hacking collective Anonymous, which previously went after targets like MasterCard and Visa for making moves against whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.

But as LulzSec’s profile grows higher -- so does the pressure.

UK’s The Guardian recently posted alleged chat logs from the group -- though LulzSec has denied its members were actually in the discussion.

And PC World reports -- rival hackers Web Ninjas and The Jester have openly declared their intent to expose and take down the group.

The Web Ninjas even set up a website called “LulzSec Exposed,” declaring...

“If LulzSec can expose security holes, We can expose their holes, How about this for LULZ?”

In a widely-circulated open letter -- InfoSec Island’s Scot Terban says the LulzSec’s behavior means it’s only a matter of time until they’re caught.

“It is here where the Lulz have not thought things out too clearly. They attempted to use the Anonymous model, but, unlike Anonymous, they, had a smaller crew and a central core that, well, has been rather chatty. Chatty mind you, on IRC channels that have been compromised and monitored.”

And writers for The Guardian say -- being a high-profile hacking group is something of an oxymoron.

“The trouble with hackingfor glory … is that you want everyone to know what you've done, but you don't want anyone to know who you actually are. And the combination of human nature, where people want their due respect, and the internet, where every action leaves some sort of trace, means there will always be tensions between carrying out acts and denying that you carried them out.”

U.K. officials recently arrested 19-year-old Ryan Cleary in connection with LulzSec -- though the group claims he is quote- “at best, a mild associate.” 

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