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 British police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into high-profile corporate Web sites and defacing them with a distinct digital calling card: a "fluffy" pink bunny rabbit.
New Scotland Yard said Wednesday it arrested 24-year-old Lynn Htun at a London convention center, the site of InfoSecurity Europe 2003, one of Europe's largest trade fairs for Internet and computer network security.
Law enforcement and Internet security professionals said they believe Htun is the mastermind behind the "Fluffi Bunni" hacking exploits, which European and US authorities have been investigating for more than a year.
Fluffi Bunni has been active for more than two years, hacking into sites ranging from McDonald's site to those of Net security specialists SANS Institute and Symantec's virus detection group, SecurityFocus, according to sources.
In a time when Web sites of many organisations are hacked on a daily basis, these intrusions stood out. The defaced Web pages often carried a message along the lines "this site is now controlled by Fluffi Bunni" beside an image of a stuffed pink rabbit.
"Fluffi Bunni is one of the most mysterious figures in the hacking panorama. He selects specific targets. His hacks are very effective," said Roberto Preatoni, founder of Zone-H, a firm that monitors and records Internet hack attacks.
Htun, a British citizen, had not been charged late as of late Wednesday with any computer-related crimes.
Police said he was arrested Tuesday by officers from the Computer Crime Unit of New Scotland Yard on a warrant for skipping an appearance at Guildford Crown Court, where he was to appear for an unrelated forgery charge.
A law enforcement source said the investigation was continuing as authorities were trying to determine whether Fluffi Bunni was the work of a single person or a group, which could lead to other arrests and determine whether Htun is charged.
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