Darren Martyn gets suspended sentence for data damage

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Darren Martyn received a nine-month suspended sentence for criminal damage to data at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 24 May 2017.

He had pleaded guilty to two counts after News International servers were hacked and The Sun website users were redirected to a fake report claiming Rupert Murdoch was dead.

The court noted Martyn’s co-operation, guilty plea and subsequent employment as a security researcher and lecturer.