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Anonymous members jailed for hacking campaign

Danny Palmer

25 January 2013 • 1 min read

Two sent down for roles in Operation Payback campaign, which cost PayPal £3.5m

Two men have been jailed by Southwark Crown Court for carrying out cyber-attacks on behalf of hacktivist collective Anonymous. Christopher Weatherhead, a 22-year-old student from Northampton, re...

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