LulzSec hacks Arizona Department of Public Safety

PHOENIX, June 24 (UPI) -- Computer experts are trying to determine how hackers breached the Arizona Department of Public Safety's computers and posted hundreds of files, officials said.

The hacking group Lulz Security, or LulzSec for short, which claimed responsibility for hacking the CIA and U.S. Senate Web sites, said it targeted the Arizona site because the group opposes Arizona's tough immigration law, The (Phoenix) Arizona Republic reported Friday. The law is largely on hold pending a review by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The DPS files, posted on LulzSec's Web site, include personal information about officers, as well as documents ranging from alerts from out-of-state agencies to videos and photos about the hazards of police work and drug gang operations.

A department spokesman, Steve Harrison, confirmed the agency's system was hacked Thursday. While the department heard rumors of the hack, officials could do nothing until the breach actually occurred, he said.

Experts were working to correct loopholes and closed external access to the DPS system, the Republic reported.

Harrison called the release of officers' personal information alarming.

"When you put out personal information, you don't know what kind of people will respond," Harrison said.