Security News > 2020 > April > Convict in LA Times Hack Again Accused of Attacking Media
2020-04-29 12:07
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with a similar attack on a magazine.
Probation officials filed a petition Monday alleging that Matthew Keys, 33, of Sacramento violated the conditions of his release by hacking into and deleting the YouTube account of Comstock's Magazine, the Sacramento Bee reported.
A judge on Tuesday agreed to allow Keys to remain free pending a June hearing.
Keys is a former producer for Fox News affiliate KTXL-TV in Sacramento and former deputy social media editor for Reuters.
Federal prosecutors alleged that the hacker entered the system and changed the headline of a Times story.