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'AT&T hacker' gets 41 months in prison

A judge Monday ordered a 41-month prison sentence for a self-described "security research" hacker for breaking into the AT&T online network in a case criticized by digital rights activists.

A judge Monday ordered a 41-month prison sentence for a self-described "security research" hacker for breaking into the AT&T online network. The case has drawn fire from online rights activists who claim government prosecutors are unfairly targeting "white hat" hackers who reveal online security flaws.

Andrew Auernheimer, known online as "weev," was accused of breaching the AT&T network and revealing email addresses of more than 120,000 Apple iPad users to the online news site Gawker in 2010.

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