EA's free-to-play Battlefield Heroes was taken offline over the weekend after hacker group LulzSec released user data from the beta as part of one final datablast before disbanding. While the passwords from the 548,774 Battlefield Heroes beta accounts were encrypted, they aren't entirely secure.

"Our investigation is ongoing, however it appears screen names and encrypted passwords associated with an early beta version of Heroes have been compromised," reads a short statement on the Battlefield Heroes site. "To the best of our knowledge, it appears that no personal data was compromised – no emails, account history, credit card numbers or payment methods." Read more »

An arrest has been made in connection with the recent string of LulzSec hacks, Develop reports. A 19 year-old Essex man has been charged in connection with the DDOS attack on the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) site, for which LulzSec claimed responsibility.

Scotland Yard also believes the suspect may be connected to the PlayStation Network breach. A search of the suspect's address has reportedly turned up "a significant amount of material," and they are searching for "any Sony data" among it. Read more »