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Motherboard / Sarah Jeong / Oct 9, 2015

“They apparently went after him—using an anti-hacking law—for being a nightmare ex-employee.” —JL

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Lichterman, Joseph. "Why the government went after Matthew Keys." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 9 Oct. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2025.

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Lichterman, J. (2015, Oct. 9). Why the government went after Matthew Keys. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-the-government-went-after-matthew-keys/

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Lichterman, Joseph. "Why the government went after Matthew Keys." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified October 9, 2015. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/reading/why-the-government-went-after-matthew-keys/.

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