This follows the charging of the hacking group's suspected leader, Hector Xavier Monsegur, (nicknamed Sabu), of conspiracy to engage in computer hacking according to Reuters.
Reuters also suggested that Sabu had co-operated with the US Government prior to today's arrests.
According to the court papers filed in Manhattan, Mr Monsegur formed Lulzsec last May. It said he acted as a "rooter", identifying vulnerabilities in victim's computer systems.
Lulzec, along with Anonymous, are thought to be responsible for a series of hacking attacks on high profile firms such as Sony, PayPal and ebay amongst others.
Last month Anonymous published a recording of a private telephone conversation between FBI agents and London detectives talking about Lulzsec suspects.
Story Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17270822#TWEET94638
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