Matthew Keys, was his former employee Reuters, που εργάζόταν για την εταιρεία Tribune Media (σήμερα ονομάζεται Tribune Publishing) και στο KTXL Fox 40, ένα τηλεοπτικό σταθμό του Σακραμέντο στην Καλιφόρνια. Ο Keys βρέθηκε ένοχος σε τρεις κατηγορίες για πειρατεία από ένα δικαστήριο των ΗΠΑ.
The events to be mentioned below were 2010 when Matthew Keys worked as a producer for Sacramento's TV station and a Reuters social media editor.
When he was fired from his job, the FBI alleges that Mr. Keys logged into an IRC channel (#internetfeds) under the alias AESCracked and contacted other users claiming to be members of teams hacking LulzSec.
Keys allegedly gave his former company's CMS login credentials to the hackers, stating: "I didn't give you those codes. ”
The hackers used the name and the code that Keys gave them to connect to Tribune Media's CMS and change the title of a Los Angeles Times article.
This was possible due to the fact that Tribune Media CMS distributes news to all Tribune affiliates, not just to KTXL Fox 30.
The article remained distorted for 30 minutes until one of the LA Times webmasters was notified and restored its original title.
The federal research that began then led Keys to 2013. Authorities confiscated his laptop and filed three different charges for hacking: conspiracy, electronic piracy, and password disposal.
