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

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

By DYLAN BYERS |

3/14/13 4:39 PM EDT

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Matthew Keys, a deputy social media editor at Thomson Reuters, has been

charged in a federal 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.

 

The Tribune Company declined to comment; we've reached out to Keys and

Reuters, as well.

 

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