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Ex-Reuters Editor Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For 'Hacking' Newspaper
- Motherboard, Thursday, April 14, 2016 4:26 PM
Former Reuters editor Matthew Keys was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by conspiring with hackers to deface the Los Angeles Times by changing the headline on one of its articles. Keys allegedly posted log-in credentials for the Times in a chatroom used by hacking group Anonymous.Keys' lawyers said the defacement was a prank, but the prosecutor said Keys acted out of "rage driven by profound narcissism.” Keys plans to appeal.
