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At 15, Jonathan James became the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in U.S. history after breaching NASA and the Pentagon. At 24, facing accusations in the TJX breach he swore he didn't commit, he took his own life. This HackerDefense Report examines how America's war on hackers cost a young prodigy everything.
Gary McKinnon faced 70 years in US prison for accessing military computers with blank passwords while searching for UFOs. After a decade-long battle, the UK blocked his extradition. This HackerDefense Report examines the case that changed UK-US extradition law.
Marcus Hutchins stopped the WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled hospitals worldwide. Three months later, the FBI arrested him for code he wrote as a teenager. This HackerDefense Report examines the case that forced the security community to confront questions of redemption and justice.
Andrew 'weev' Auernheimer was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for incrementing a number in a URL. This HackerDefense Report examines how the US government criminalized basic web browsing and the chilling effect on security research.
Ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals often work to protect systems by exposing vulnerabilities. Yet between 2010 and 2020, several high-profile cases in the United States and United...
A comprehensive legal analysis of court-documented harassment campaigns, featuring three lifetime injunctions, ongoing criminal charges, and over £57,000 in court-ordered costs. This HackerDefense Report examines the legal framework protecting doxxing victims in the UK, with full source citations from court records and contemporaneous news reports.
An investigative analysis of how technical ignorance and institutional fear created a decade-long campaign against UK cybersecurity professional Taz Ryder. This HackerDefense Report examines the systematic persecution, impossible allegations, and the broader implications for tech workers under the Computer Misuse Act.