14 Romanians arrested for hacking Lake Sheriff's Office website

Fourteen people have been arrested in a sweep across the eastern European country of Romania for hacking into and defacing the websites of 29 public institutions in their country and one here — the Lake County Sheriff's office.


Most of those arrested are young men, including the leader, 24-year-old Gabriel Baleasa from the city of Piatra Neamt. He went by a number of nicknames on the Internet, including "Lulzcart," "Anonsboat," "Anonsweb" and "Cartman."

The suspects are widely believed to be associated with a "hacktivist" group called Anonymous. Messages posted on the victim sites touted the group.