FBI Probes Pro-Napster Hacker Pimpshiz Over Web Defacement Incidents

Pimpshiz', the hacker who sprayed pro-Napster messages on hundreds of Web sites last year, may have been caught. US police raided the home of a 17-year-old last month after being tipped off by the FBI, a fact they confirmed to CNet . . . Pimpshiz', the hacker who sprayed pro-Napster messages on hundreds of Web sites last year, may have been caught. US police raided the home of a 17-year-old last month after being tipped off by the FBI, a fact they confirmed to CNet late last week.

There's certainly no doubt that Pimpshiz broke into and deface a host of big-name Web sites last year. But whether the target of the police action is the hacker in question isn't known for sure. The police seized a stack of computer equipment which is now being investigated by the FBI, who hope to find proof that the lad is indeed Pimpshiz.

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