LONDON: A British computer hacker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cyberattacks on targets including Sony, Nintendo, Rupert Murdoch's News International and the Arizona State Police.
Ryan Ackroyd's plea meant his planned jury trial did not go ahead and, as a result, the court did not hear any evidence on the motivation behind the attacks he made using the persona of a 16-year-old girl named Kayla as part of hacking group LulzSec.
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