British teen gets two years in prison for cyber terrorism
Xinhua,April 21, 2018 Adjust font size:
LONDON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A British teenager was sentenced to two years behind bars on Friday after he was convicted of illegally obtaining the email and phone accounts of senior US intelligence officials.
Eighteen-year-old Kane Gamble, who tricked his way to get the officials' information, had admitted a number of charges. The court said he damaged the "effectiveness" of the wider law enforcement community.
Gamble will serve two years at a youth detention centre.
His lawyer said he was "naive" and never meant to "harm" any individuals.
But the judge, Justice Haddon-Cave said Gamble ran a campaign of cyber terrorism, according to British media.
The teen obtained "extremely sensitive" documents on military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the court was told. Enditem