Christopher Doyon, 47, was arrested by the FBI Thursday for allegedly hacking into the Santa Cruz County website in December. Doyon, who seems to have been involved in the two-month-long sleeping ban protest in front of the courthouse and Santa Cruz City Hall last year, is believed to be part of a Boston-based group with ties to Anonymous, the hacking collective.
Christopher Doyon, 47, was arrested by the FBI Thursday for allegedly hacking into the Santa Cruz County website in December. Doyon, who seems to have been involved in the two-month-long sleeping ban protest in front of the courthouse and Santa Cruz City Hall last year, is believed to be part of a Boston-based group with ties to Anonymous, the hacking collective.
Doyon and Joshua John Covelli, 26, of Ohio were charged with causing intentional damage to a protected computer. The maximum punishment for this is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. They are also being charged with aiding and abetting, for which they can receive and additional 10-year sentence and another $250,000 fine. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
