Hacker walks free after becoming FBI informant

A computer hacker who helped the US government disrupt hundreds of cyberattacks and cripple the hacktivist crew known as Anonymous will serve no more time in prison after being sentenced to time served.

Hacker walks free after becoming FBI informant
Tue, 27 May, 2014 - 18:58

A computer hacker who helped the US government disrupt hundreds of cyberattacks and cripple the hacktivist crew known as Anonymous will serve no more time in prison after being sentenced to time served.

US District Judge Loretta Preska credited Hector Xavier Monsegur’s “extraordinary co-operation” as she announced the sentence in Manhattan.

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