Hector Xavier Monsegur, who pleaded to cyberattacks on Visa, Mastercard and PayPal for refusing to process donations to Wikileaks as part of the collective "Anonymous," among other allegations, helped the government thwart hundreds of attacks since his arrest, Southern District Chief Judge Loretta Preska said in announcing his sentence.
May 28, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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Citing extraordinary cooperation in helping the government thwart hundreds of cyberattacks, Southern District Chief Judge Loretta Preska (See Profile) sentenced computer hacker Hector Xavier Monsegur to time served Tuesday.
Preska said Monsegur, who spent seven months behind bars after his June 2011 arrest, deserved a break because he quickly agreed to help investigators build cases against other hackers.
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