USA v. Keys

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cr-00082

Court:

California Eastern

Nature of Suit:

  1. March 10, 2016

    Feds Seek 5 Years For Ex-Reuters Editor In Hacking Case

    The federal government and former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys made their pitches to a California federal judge Wednesday about what sentence Keys should receive following his conviction in a newspaper hacking case, with prosecutors pushing for five years and Keys saying he deserves no prison time.

  2. October 08, 2015

    Feds Crack Down On Corporate Hacking With Keys Conviction

    The successful criminal prosecution of former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys is a harsh response by the government to companies' mounting concerns over external threats to their data and indicates that prosecutors will aggressively pursue those who infiltrate corporate networks, regardless of the attack's size or effects, attorneys say.

  3. March 24, 2014

    Judge Won't Toss Ex-Reuters Editor's Hacking Evidence

    A California federal judge on Monday refused to suppress digital evidence and statements gathered by the government in a case against a former Reuters social media editor who allegedly helped the hacker group Anonymous break into the Los Angeles Times' website and alter content.

  4. April 23, 2013

    Ex-Reuters Editor Pleads Not Guilty To Hacking Charges

    A former editor with news agency Reuters and Web producer with a Tribune Co.-owned television station pled not guilty Tuesday in California federal court to charges that he helped hacker group Anonymous break into the Los Angeles Times' website and alter content.

  5. April 22, 2013

    Reuters Editor Facing Hacking Charges Gets Pink Slip

    International news agency Reuters fired one of its editors on Monday a month after he was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges that he helped hacker group Anonymous break into the Los Angeles Times' website.

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