14 DAY TRIAL // The notorious LulzSec hacking outfit is preparing to release a batch of emails stolen from the accounts of News International journalists after breaking into the company's computer network.
LulzSec surprised everyone on Monday when it suddenly came out of retirement with a defacement The Sun's website.
The hacking group also claimed that it obtained access to the email accounts of several journalists, including News International's former CEO Rebekah Brooks.
Sabu, one of LulzSec's members, said at the time that the group planned to dump the emails on the Internet the following day and called onto journalists to sift through them and expose the dirt.
However, it seems the group has since changed its mind and opted for an approach similar to the one used by WikiLeaks.
"We're currently working with certain media outlets who have been granted exclusive access to some of the News of the World emails we have," LulzSec announced on Twitter hours ago.
It remains to be seen if the emails, if released, will expose more unethical behavior inside News International. They won't probably reveal anything new about the News of the World phone hacking scandal, but plenty of questionable things are to be expected in any company's internal email.
Meanwhile, LulzSec seems to be back in full force. According to Sabu, News International emails are not the only data the group has in its possession. "We are working on: 4GB of Sun mails, SCADA, Royal Family dumps, Federal Contractors (4), Foreign banks (2) and others. Busy, busy, busy," he said.
The outfit's members remain as cocky as ever. In an open letter published today together with Anonymous, the group says there's nothing law enforcement agencies can do to stop them or their movement.