Adam @Ourvoicess RT @GuardianUS: Internet activism under siege as more members of Anonymous are jailed http://trib.al/IPvyutO Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Anonymous hackers jailed for cyber attacks Two men jailed for carrying out cyber attacks, including one online assault that cost payments giant PayPal at least £3.5m. By Josh Halliday Anonymous hackers jailed for cyber attacks Two men jailed for carrying out cyber attacks, including one online assault that cost payments giant PayPal at least £3.5m Share172 inShare13 Email Josh Halliday guardian.co.uk, Thursday 24 January 2013 12.22 EST Christopher Weatherhead: who used online alias 'Nerdo', was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA A student and a church volunteer have been jailed for carrying out cyber attacks with the hacking group Anonymous, including one online assault that cost the payments giant PayPal at least £3.5m. Christopher Weatherhead, a Northampton University student, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Thursday for his part in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on PayPal, Visa and Mastercard in December 2010. The 22-year-old, who used the online alias "Nerdo", was found guilty in December of playing a leading role in several cyber attacks by Anonymous. Weatherhead was impassive as his punishment was delivered by the Southwark crown court judge, who was earlier warned that his "nerdiness" would make him a vulnerable target in prison. Judge Testar also sentenced Ashley Rhodes, 28, to seven months in prison for his part in the activities of the self-styled "hacktivist" group. Rhodes, a church volunteer from Camberwell, south London, sighed and leant his head on the back wall of the dock as his jail term was read out. A third man, Peter Gibson, 24, was given a suspended six-month prison sentence for his part in...
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