Security researcher charged with computer misuse in the UK after admitting to hacking Microsoft and Nintendo, which estimate the cost of damages at ~$3.8M (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Security researcher charged with computer misuse in the UK after admitting to hacking Microsoft and Nintendo, which estimate the cost of damages at ~$3.8M  —  24-year-old also involved in Vtech breach  —  A 24-year-old security researcher narrowly avoided prison today …

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