Matthew Keys sentenced to 2 years in prison for Anonymous hack

Matthew Keys, a former social media editor at Reuters and other media outlets, was sentenced to serve two years in prison on Wednesday for helping hackers from Anonymous break into his ex-employer's computer network and deface the Los Angeles Times website.

In a post on Medium published shortly before Wednesday's hearing, Keys called the charges "baseless, absurd and entirely wrong." He also called the three years since he was charged, "exceptionally challenging," and added, "I hope that our combined efforts help bring about positive change to rules and regulations that govern our online conduct." Read more...