Man pleads guilty in Sony data breach

Man pleads guilty in Sony data breach

LOS ANGELES

An Arizona college student who was a member of a computer-hacking group has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to two federal charges of breaking into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Vandevelde said 24-year-old Cody Krestinger of Tempe, Ariz., entered his plea Thursday to one count each of conspiracy and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer.

He faces up to 15 years in prison when he’s scheduled to be sentenced July 26.

Authorities say Sony Pictures computers were compromised last year by a group known as Lulz Security, whose members anonymously claimed responsibility. More than 37,000 of Sony’s customers had their information stolen.

The breach caused more than $600,000 in damages.

Google creates Internet eyewear

NEW YORK

If you think texting and walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone’s wearing Google’s futuristic, Internet-connected glasses.

While wearing a pair, you can see directions to your destination appear literally before your eyes. You can talk to friends over video chat or even buy a few things online as you walk around.

These glasses can do everything you now need a smartphone or tablet computer to accomplish.

Mind you, the technology doesn’t actually exist. Google offered a glimpse of “Project Glass” in a video and blog post this week as a way to start a discussion and solicit ideas.

The glasses hint at endless possibilities. But the project also opens up a minefield of challenges around public safety, privacy, practicality, even fashion sensibility.

Olbermann sues Current for $50M

LOS ANGELES

Keith Olbermann is moving his grievances with his former bosses at Current TV from the airwaves to the courtroom, suing the network for more than $50 million and blasting it for what he claims were shoddy production values.

Olbermann’s breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Thursday also seeks a judge’s ruling that he didn’t disparage the network before his firing and that his former bosses violated his agreement by disclosing how much he was being paid.

The suit makes several attacks on Current co-founder Joel Hyatt and network President David Borman, claiming they were responsible for many of his show’s problems.

A spokeswoman for the network, which also was co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, said it does not have an immediate comment on Olbermann’s lawsuit.

Associated Press