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Suspected LulzSec hacker "has mental health issues"

Seen under 'Update 2': During a television report this afternoon, Sky News has claimed suspected hacker Ryan Cleary "has mental health issues." Make of that what you will.

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scotchmouth4784d ago

Yeah you would have to be mental to provoke all of these agencies with that kind of flippant behavior.

mjolliffe4784d ago

You can bet your life it'll be used as the excuse.

Lavitz20124784d ago

Since he's already caught he might as well cooperate with them and name a few other members.

scotchmouth4784d ago

Well it would be interesting to see if he has a prior history. Regardless I can't see any sympathy being cast his way. They will be making an example out of him.

Theoretically if he gets off light then there are no real consequences for these actions. It would only serve to exacerbate it further.

sdtarm4784d ago (Edited 4784d ago )

I think its safe to assume that all lulzec and anon members have mental issues

gaffyh4784d ago

Sky news = Fox news. Seriously, they are a joke in the UK, I wouldn't trust anything they say.

GiggMan4784d ago

So far that's working for Gary McKinnon...

Active Reload4784d ago

"has mental health issues"

I say about over 50% of the n4g population does too, lol.

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ShoryukenII4784d ago

He's not the right one. But Ballsac is still screwed. This Ryan turd is their IRC operator. Their leader is a creepy looking old guy.
Have a look here.
http://lulzsecexposed.blogs...
SUPPORT THE WEB NINJAS!

RedDead4784d ago

Lulzsec say he isn't a member, but of course they would say that. I wonder

AliTheBrit4204784d ago

Except its not LulzSec, they still tweeting and doing teh lulz haha

Baka-akaB4784d ago

except they'd obviously say he's nobody either way

Ducky4784d ago (Edited 4784d ago )

Isn't Ryan Cleary the guy who started going against Anon?
He used to be with Anon, then went rogue and attacked Anonymous.
(Here's a link to one of the articles that mentions his attack http://bit.ly/jV8z0Y )
In order to get revenge, Anon found out and released Ryan's info... which is probably how he got caught by the police.

If anything, it's amazing it took this long to catch him when his details were leaked over a month ago.
http://anonops.blogspot.com...

It's odd how people here seem so happy that he got caught, when all he was doing was giving the hackers a taste of their own medicine.

Rynx4784d ago

This LulzSec game isn't even out yet and they're already talking about DLC? I swear this "mental health issues" character better not be on the disc or I'm not buying.

...Wait this isn't about a video game?

But this is news4gamers....

Get this garbage out of here! I swear you guys drool over LulzSec more than Gears 3, Battlefield 3 and Uncharted 3 combined on this site.

NateCole4784d ago

Now the crazies are making it into the web. At least thieves have clear motives and reasons behind their stealing like stealing for personal gain. Crazies on the otherhand attack because they are crazy.

Reminds me of joker in Dark Knight which is pretty scary. It makes sense though. Lulzec seems to be anarchist.

Take a gifted hacker + e-penis issues + mental issues and we have serious problems online. At least terrorist have cause no matter how stupid they are. These guys just attack without any pattern/reason and just for the laugh just like the joker.

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xX-StolenSoul-Xx4784d ago

Of course he's mental for thinking he's safe to do what pleases him behind a computer

digitalivan4784d ago

I don't know this guy, but it feels stupid insulting his mental condition if nobody even knows if he is guilty.

jeeves864784d ago

A mental condition could be anything. He could suffer from extreme narcissism.

IDK, I don't think they'd arrest just anybody without any probable cause that they're sure this is someone of interest.

GunofthePatriots4784d ago

A 'get out of jail free' card in the court of law!

metsgaming4784d ago

its not like he would be in jail that long any ways the laws are a joke the other people that were caught could face at most 3 years, thats pathetic.

Lavitz20124784d ago

Am i the only one who thinks the court is f*cked up??
http://youtu.be/VgXjNkwVyeE

Eamon4784d ago

Even if he gets sentenced, it'll most likely be a suspended sentence. He'll have a criminal record but since he's technically no danger to society, they won't waste money on putting him in a cell.

Dark_king4784d ago

I know in the US he would lose the right to use any computer device for awhile.Not sure about their,but its a good punishment for hackers.

kharma454784d ago

I doubt it, hasn't worked for Gary McKinnon and it seems it won't work for him

http://www.independent.co.u...

EliteDave934784d ago (Edited 4784d ago )

Im sure he has.

mac_sparrow4784d ago

How convenient, looks like someone is familiar with the Mckinnon case.

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World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 21h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 10h ago

I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.

shinoff21831d 9h ago

Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.

montebristo1d 8h ago

No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo

montebristo1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.

Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.

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The 'Kawaii' Is A Nintendo Wii The Size Of A Keychain

Modders have cooked up something pretty special – a Wii console which is small enough to fit on your keys. A wee Wii.

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Humble Games Lays Off Entire Team

Another studio has held layoffs, this time its Humble Games letting go of its entire QA team according to social media posts.

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aaronaton2d ago

Why QA a game when the general public do it now....

anast2d ago

They will rehire cheaper labor during the restructuring. The stupid thing is that they are struggling and the first thing they do is lower the quality.