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Anonymous hacker 'Nerdo' jailed for 18 months over attacks in support of Wikileaks

PUBLISHED January 24, 2013
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Northampton University student Christopher Weatherhead, 22, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for what Southwark Crown Court heard was his key role as a "high-level operator" in Anonymous. He helped organise the self-styled "Operation Payback" attacks through online chat rooms, prosecutors said.

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