FBI questioned Bailey on her involvement with LulzSec
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The FBI raided an Iowa home last week in connection to the LulzSec hacks, according to a report Tuesday on Wired's Threat Level blog.
On Thursday morning FBI agents approached 29-year-old Laurelai Bailey with questions about her connection to the group of hackers responsible for hacking their way through PBS, CIA and several other institutions.
According to the report, the conversation lasted five hours though Bailey says she knew nothing aside from what was already available to the general public.
The agents were particularly interested in a member of LulzSec who goes by the name "Kayla", Wired says. Kayla is a founding member of LulzSec who originally claimed to be a 16-year-old girl, according to the report. Rumors say she is actually a 20-year-old man from New Jersey, although it's not known what her actual identity is.
Wired says the FBI asked Bailey if she could infiltrate the group but she told them it wouldn't work since the hackers held a grudge against her after she leaked logs from a chatroom where they planned an attack.
Bailey says she became close with the hackers through her involvement with Crowdleaks, a news website where she was a reporter.
She was fired from her job in tech support after leaked logs portrayed her as a member of LulzSec and included her real name and contact information.
Agents took Bailey's hard drives, her camera and more computer equipment, according to the report.
Last week, London police arrested a 19-year-old hacker. On Thursday he was let out on bail though his bail conditions include no Internet access, a curfew and he has to wear an electronic tag. He has been charged with five offences under the Criminal Law and Computer Misuse Act and is due to appear in court at the end of August.
At the time of his arrest, many reports speculated he was part of LulzSec but the group denies the allegation.
People in the industry seem to be divided on LulzSec; either they identify with the motivation behind the group or they think there is a better way to go about exposing security vulnerabilities. This week Facebook hired George Hotz, the hacker known for his legal battle with Sony that was settled out of court earlier this year.
Since LulzSec disbanded earlier this week after only 50 days of hacks, it has led many people to suspect that authorities are narrowing in on the members of the group. Though the group has called it quits, the FBI is likely motivated to catch the hackers after being embarrassed by several attacks on government, law enforcement and security sites.
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