Hacker sentenced to 21 months in U.S. prison for $15 million scheme

Oct 24 2014 7:53PM EST | Source: REUTERS Technology

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Friday for his role in a cybercrime scheme that hacked accounts at banks, brokerage firms and government agencies in an attempt to steal more than $15 million, U.S. prosecutors said.