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US government documents show celebrity hacker “Sabu” helped the FBI stop more than 300 cyber-attacks in the three years since he turned informant. CNN reported, the government considered the undercover cooperation of Hector Monsegur aka Sabu “extremely valuable and productive.” A member of Anonymous and LulzSec, Monsegur was part of a group of hacktivists who became notorious in 2011 for breaking U.S. government and corporate websites. He pleaded guilty to charges including identity theft and credit card fraud and is set to be sentenced Tuesday. He faces up to 26 years in prison but the government is seeking leniency. Prosecutors said his work on behalf of the FBI helped thwart attacks on websites belonging to the U.S. military, NASA and media companies. When Sabu’s role became known, Anonymous hacked a computer-security website and posted an open letter to Sabu. It read: “Sabu snitched on us…”
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