Exactly 50 days after forming the group, LulzSec have announced that they will be retiring and disbanding. More info after the break!

The group have released a farewell statement urging all its supporters to support the AntiSec movement, saying:

“Again, behind the mask, behind the insanity and mayhem, we truly believe in the AntiSec movement. We believe in it so strongly that we brought it back, much to the dismay of those looking for more anarchic lulz. We hope, wish, even beg, that the movement manifests itself into a revolution that can continue on without us. So with those last thoughts, it’s time to say bon voyage. Our planned 50 day cruise has expired, and we must now sail into the distance, leaving behind – we hope – inspiration, fear, denial, happiness, approval, disapproval, mockery, embarrassment, thoughtfulness, jealousy, hate, even love. If anything, we hope we had a microscopic impact on someone, somewhere. Anywhere.”

LulzSec did go out with a bang however, the group claims they have obtained 50,000 passwords of Gaming forum members, 55,000 Battlefield Heroes Beta users’ data, AT&T Internal Data, 200,000 hackforums member data, AOL internet data and more.

Read the full statement here.