Suspected hacking group leader pleads guilty

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The suspected leader of the LulzSec hacker group has pleaded guilty to carrying out cyber attacks on companies such as eBay Inc's PayPal and MasterCard Inc, court papers unsealed on Tuesday showed. Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as "Sabu," was charged with 12 criminal counts of conspiracy…

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NYPD officer pleads guilty in gun smuggling case

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK — A Brooklyn police officer trying to make extra money to buy a house pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy charges, admitting his central role in a smuggling case that involved guns, cigarettes and slot machines. Officer William Masso, 48, could face roughly five…

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