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Roommate: alleged hacker said he was paid to attack news site

Original post made on Jun 3, 2018

Alleged Mountain View Voice Online hacker Ross M. Colby told a housemate that he had hacked a news website for pay, according to testimony in San Jose federal court on Friday.

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Posted by The Business Man
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Jun 3, 2018 at 12:34 am

The Business Man is a registered user.

OMG,

Why no questions regarding the hacker being paid and who paid him?

It would be interesting whether that people paying him had a specific interest they were addressing against these particular new groups.

I.E. the Chambers of Commerce. Because a lot of reporting tends to be critical of interests that the Chambers of Commerce represent.

Or is it a Political Organization whose agenda is threatened by the reporter works in these papers?

A lot of new investigations may need to be performed.


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