Acquittal in hacking case

At the Southwark Crown Court, Sam Thomas led the defense team for youth defendant X. Comprising the defense team is Harry Laidlaw instructed by Richard Hallam at Powell Spencer Partners. The defendant was acquitted of charges of hacking into BT/EE and holding information ransom. However, one of X’s co-defendants was found guilty of hacking into BT/EE, as well as other companies such as Revolut, Uber, and Rockstar Games.

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