Anonymous hackers jailed

Two self-styled “hacktivists” were jailed in Britain today for carrying out cyber attacks with hacking group Anonymous, one of which cost a website £3.5m (€4.2m).

Christopher Weatherhead, 22, of Holly Road, Northampton, was given an 18-month sentence at Southwark Crown Court, London, after being found guilty of conspiring to impair the operation of computers between August 1, 2010 and January 22, 2011.