Cybersecurity
‘Anonymous’ Hackers Convicted of Targeting PayPal, MasterCard
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Four hackers from the online group “Anonymous” were convicted of conspiring to attack the websites of Visa Inc., PayPal Inc., MasterCard Inc. and others.
Christopher Weatherhead was found guilty today and three of his co-defendants -- Jake Birchall, Ashley Rhodes and Peter Gibson -- pleaded guilty earlier at a London criminal court to conspiring to impair the operation of computers, the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement today.