A hacker group that has attacked several high-profile websites over the last two months has announced that it is disbanding.
Lulz Security made its announcement through its Twitter account, giving no reason for its decision.
A statement published on the group's website said that its "planned 50-day cruise has expired".
The group leapt to prominence by carrying out attacks on companies such as Sony and Nintendo.
Broadcasters Fox and PBS, the CIA, and the United States Senate have also been cyber-attacked by the group.
As a parting shot, the group released a selection of documents including confidential material taken from the Arizona police department and US telecoms giant AT&T.
The group's identities remain anonymous and its statement also said that "our crew of six wishes you a happy 2011".
It had previously told the BBC's Newsnight programme that it wants to target the "higher ups" who write the rules and "bring them down a few notches".
And in an interview with the Associated Press on Friday, a LulzSec member said the group had at least five gigabytes of "government and law enforcement data" from around the world, which it planned to release in the next three weeks.
Ryan Cleary, 19, from Wickford, Essex, was arrested as part of a Scotland Yard and FBI probe into LulzSec and charged with hacking the website of the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency.
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