The internet is currently awash with claims that Essex police have arrested a 19 year old male who they claim is a member of LulzSec, the hacking group who have been accused of being behind a number of high profile hacking incidents including those involving Sony and The CIA. Today the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) was allegedly taken down by the group and there have even been claims that they have hacked the UK’s 2011 Census data.

The operation to arrest the unnamed 19 year old was a joint operation between the FBI in America and Scotland Yard.

Various news agencies including the BBC, Sky and Channel 4 are reporting the arrest though the arrest. There is nothing on the Essex Police site but the Metropolitan Police do have a news article relating to the incident. The article says that the individual has been arrested under the Computer Misuse Act and the Fraud Act.

There is little more information at the moment but Twitter is already in overdrive and this is likely to become a trending story very soon.