‘Lifelock’ hacker pleads guilty to extorting medical clinics

An Idaho man who hacked and extorted medical clinics and a police department pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Georgia federal court to charges of computer fraud and abuse.  Robert Purbeck, who used the aliases “Lifelock” and “Studmaster,” stole the personal information of more than 130,000 people, according to a release from the Northern District

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