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UK: Hacker jailed for eight months after attacking police, council, charity and porn websites

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dissent

Liverpool Echo reports:

A jobless computer hacker was jailed today for eight months after launching a mass cyber attack on The Met Police, Tory Party and British Airways websites – from his bedroom in his parents’ house.

Ian Sullivan, 51, flooded the internet servers for police forces, councils, charities and even porn sites as part of a campaign run by an international hackers’ group called Anonymous.

Victims also included Merseyside Police , Trafford and Wirral councils and Crimestoppers during his five week spree, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Read more on The Echo.

Update: The Register reports that Sullivan’s Twitter account, now suspended, was @anonian01.

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