Hackers affiliated with LulzSec orchestrated a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the SOCA website.
In a recent development, the notorious hacking group LulzSec has launched an aggressive campaign called 'Anti Security', urging hacker groups to attack government agencies or any high-ranking establishments that cross their path. This campaign was announced yesterday, and it has already resulted in a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on the website of the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
The SOCA website was unavailable for some hours last night due to the DDoS attack. A spokesperson for SOCA told the BBC that the website was taken down to prevent interruptions to other websites hosted by the same service provider. The attack caused SOCA's website to be taken down temporarily and remain intermittently accessible.
The primary target of LulzSec's 'Anti Security' campaign is to steal and leak classified government information, including email spools and documentation. However, a document claiming that LulzSec obtained the entire UK census data has surfaced online. It is unclear if this document is a plausible hoax inspired by the previous cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, the US defense contractor that conducted the UK census.
There is no confirmed evidence or credible reports supporting the claim that LulzzSec has obtained the entire UK census data. The search results from recent cybersecurity news and data breach reports in 2025 do not mention any incident involving LulzSec or the theft of the UK census data specifically. LulzSec, known as a hacker group active mainly around 2011, has not been documented in recent sources as being responsible for any UK census data breach or data theft of that scale.
The Census Office is working with their security advisers and contractors to establish if there is any substance to the claim of census data access. Current cybersecurity discussions focus more on data leaks related to AI chatbot usage, phishing scams, and election security vulnerabilities, but not on LulzSec or any total compromise of the UK census. Therefore, based on available information, claims that LulzSec obtained the entire UK census data remain unsubstantiated.
As the 'Anti Security' campaign continues, other government agencies and high-ranking establishments are being urged to strengthen their cybersecurity measures to prevent potential attacks. The incident serves as a reminder of the ongoing threats posed by hacker groups and the importance of maintaining robust digital defences.
1) The ongoing 'Anti Security' campaign by LulzSec has expanded the general-news landscape, requiring high-ranking establishments and government agencies to enhance their cybersecurity measures to guard against potential technology-based crimes.
2) Despite a questionable claim circulating online, there is currently no credible evidence or support from crime-and-justice reports indicating that LulzSec obtained the entire UK census data through a data breach or cyber attack.
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