Reuters' Matthew Keys indicted for conspiring with hacker group 'Anonymous'

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Source: Politico

Reuters' Matthew Keys indicted for conspiring with hacker group 'Anonymous'

By DYLAN BYERS | 3/14/13 4:39 PM EDT

Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at Thomson Reuters, has been charged in an indictment for allegedly conspiring with members of the hacker group “Anonymous” to hack into a Tribune Company website, the Justice Department announced today.

Keys, a former web producer for the Tribune Co-owned television station KTXL FOX 40, in Sacramento, Calif., was charged with providing members of the group with log-in credentials for a computer server belonging to the Tribune Co., according to the DoJ's press release.

"According to the indictment, Keys identified himself on an Internet chat forum as a former Tribune Company employee and provided members of Anonymous with a login and password to the Tribune Company server," the DoJ press release reads. "After providing log-in credentials, Keys allegedly encouraged the Anonymous members to disrupt the website. According to the indictment, at least one of the computer hackers used the credentials provided by Keys to log into the Tribune Company server, and ultimately that hacker made changes to the web version of a Los Angeles Times news feature."

"If convicted, Keys faces up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 for each count. The indictment also contains a notice of forfeiture provision for property traceable to the offense," the press release states.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/03/reuters-matthew-keys-indicted-for-conspiring-with-159358.html

[siligut]

1. Anonymous needs log-in credentials?

Isn't that against their credo?

If they can't get anonymous they will go after anyone who associates with them.

Somehow I doubt this story.

[blm]

4. Same here, sounds more like an 'arranged' crime.

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[mtasselin]

2. Hang in their

Innocent until proven guilty, hang tough and we will all hope for the best.

[DonViejo]

3. Here's a link to the indictment...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/130419750/The-Matthew-Keys-Indictment

[geek tragedy]

5. Dumbass. nt

[red dog 1]

6. Last month, Anonymous went after 40 child porn sites, & took them offline

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12525818/

If this guy, Matthew Keys, did provide login and password information to help Anonymous hack into the Tribune Company server, then he is in deep shit.

I wonder why he did it?

[DallasNE]

7. So How Is It That A Terminated Employee

Has a still valid login and password. It had to be somebody else's login and password that still worked there, making this an inside job. Or a setup.

[MindPilot]

9. A lot of places are disturbingly nonchalant about that sort of thing.

After 20+ years in IT, I think most networks--if they were cars--would have rusty frames, a bad fuel leak, bald tires and a drunk driver.

[DallasNE]

13. Well, I Worked In IT For 40+ Years

And our experiences are vastly different.

[FreeBC]

8. It's definitely a crime.. but the potential penalty is not just

So, this guy is worse than a rapist? He's worse than a kidnapper? He's worse than a child pornographer?

If convicted, he should face a penalty. But what he shouldn't face is the threat of an extremely disproportionate penalty designed to force him into a plea agreement.

[MindPilot]

10. that is how the feds work -- there is no due process

Either you plead guilty, or the investigation will make your life a such a living hell that you wished you'd pled guilty. Very few people have the resources to fight a federal charge.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. If you knew that, then surely Matthew did as well, before he got involved, no?

[ReRe]

12. Don't know if I can trust anything the Gov does...

... after they hounded Aaron Swartz to death. I tell you what I would do... If I was truly innocent of the charge, I would not accept a plea deal. I would go to jail. No one, no where (short of water boarding ) could get me to admit to something I did not do. Period.