Anonymous hackers plead guilty to minor charge in US for cyberattacks


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014

PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME: Four members of the hacking group Anonymous pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge on Tuesday after a judge had earlier questioned whether prosecutors had treated the defendants too harshly for their crimes. — Reuters

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Four members of the hacking group Anonymous pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge on Tuesday after a judge had earlier questioned whether prosecutors had treated the defendants too harshly for their crimes. 

The hackers, part of a group that gained notoriety for frequent cyber-battles with US authorities, each pleaded guilty via telephone to one misdemeanour charge of conspiring to intentionally cause damage to a protected computer. 

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