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12 March 2012updated 17 Jan 2024 7:01am

What the Sabu revelation means for hackers

Everyone, no matter who they profess to be, is potentially an informant.

By Ryan Gallagher

To most observers he seemed unpredictable, dangerous and so highly skilled that he could evade the long arm of the law. But in an astonishing revelation, last week it emerged that Sabu, the notorious figurehead of hacking group LulzSec, had for almost nine months been working secretly as an informant for the FBI.

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