Editor Reuters Dituduh Bantu Anonymous Jebol Situs LA Time
Reuters Editor Accused of Helping Anonymous Hack LA Times Site
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
San Fransisco (B2B) - Dewan juri federal Amerika Serikat menuntut Matthew Keys, deputi editor media sosial Reuters.com, berkonspirasi dengan para anggota Anonymous untuk meretas komputer-komputer di kantor sebelum dia pindah ke Reuters, Tribune Co.
Dari berkas tuntutan, peristiwa itu terjadi sebelum Keys bergabung dengan Thomson Reuters Corp.
Keys dikenakan tiga dakwan termasuk bersekongkol memindahkan informasi untuk merusak komputer terlindung.
Keys dituduh telah berjanji memberi para peretas akses ke laman Tribune Co dan satu berita pada laman Los Angeles Times (milik Tribune Co) telah diubah oleh salah seorang dari pesekongkol itu.
Keys sempat bungkam mengenai ini, sebelum kemudian mengirim pesan di Twitter, "Saya tahu cara sama yang kebanyakan dari kalian lakukan: Dari Twitter. Malam ini saya akan beristirahat. Esok, kerja seperti biasa."
Juru bicara Reuter, Thomson menyatakan perusahaan itu prihatin atas dakwaan ini. "Setiap pelanggaran hukum atau kekeliruaan yang melanggar prinsip-prinsip dan standar-standar perusahaan bisa mengakibatkan tindakan disipliner," kata Reuters seperti dilansir The Guardian.
Peristiwa itu sendiri terjadi pada Desember 2010, sedangkan Keys bergabung dengan Reuters pada 2012.
San Fransisco - A federal grand jury indicted Matthew Keys, deputy social media editor at Reuters.com, of aiding the group Anonymous to hack into Tribune Co computers.
The incident occurred prior to his employment by Thomson Reuters Corp, the indictment filed on Thursday indicated.
The indictment charged Keys with three criminal counts, including conspiracy to transmit information to damage a protected computer. The indictment alleged that other hacking targets were the Fox 40 television station in Sacramento, Calif. and the Los Angeles Times, both owned by Tribune.
Keys could not immediately be reached for comment. A Thomson Reuters spokesman said the company is aware of the indictment. "I found out the same way most of you did: From Twitter. Tonight I´m going to take a break. Tomorrow, business as usual."
A Thomson Reuters spokesman said the company is aware of the indictment and added, "Any legal violations, or failures to comply with the company´s own strict set of principles and standards, can result in disciplinary action," as reported The Guardian.
Reuters hired Keys in 2012 as a deputy editor for social media and he was at work Thursday.
