On Saturday, shortly after group's last missive was posted, a hacker thought to be one of the group's leaders, Sabu, dismissed a suggestion that LulzSec disbanded because of the arrest or any internal disagreement.

"If you read the statement your questions will be answered," he wrote in a . "There's only been one arrest; Ryan, and he isn't part of lulzsec."

LulzSec conducted its campaign "just because we could," it said in its statement.

"All to selflessly entertain others -- vanity, fame, recognition, all of these things are shadowed by our desire for that which we all love. The raw, uninterrupted, chaotic thrill of entertainment and anarchy."