Security News > 2019 > February > Web hacker 'Alfabeto Virtual' thrown in the clink for 3 months by US judge who wanted to 'send a message'
2019-02-27 23:39
By contrast, Russian hack-treason trial ends with 22-year sentence and accusations of foul play A US judge this week sentenced website hacker Billy Anderson to three months behind bars, refusing his lawyer's request not to put him in jail, in order to "send a message" to others.…
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