Country who wanted to extradite Lauri Love for prosecution
United States of America (USA)
What is the name of the American space agency which was hacked by Lauri Love?
NASA
Longest sentence for a computer crime in the UK
2 years and 8 months.
The academic institution in Massachusetts where Aaron Swartz physically hid a laptop in a basement networking closet to download documents.
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Name of Lauri Love Disability
Asperger's syndrome
Maximum prison sentence if Lauri Love is extradited and convicted in the U.S.
99 years
The highly controversial U.S. anti-hacking statute was the primary law used to prosecute both Swartz and Love.
CFAA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act)
Total number of felony counts used to to pressure Aaron Swartz into accepting a guilty plea bargain
13 courts
This official 2013 internal review concluded that the host university maintained an aggressively "neutral" stance during the federal investigation, rather than stepping in to assist or defend Swartz.
MIT maintained an "aggressively neutral" stance rather than defending Swartz
Law Aaron Swartz and Lauri Love violated
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)
Where is the High Court mentioned located?
United Kingdom
The British equivalent to the FBI which raided Lauri Love's home and seized his computer equipment?
National Crime Agency (NCA)
When was Lauri Love Arrested?
October 2013
Aaron Swartz famously masked his face using this ordinary piece of sporting gear. to evade security cameras.
A cap/baseball cap
This popular online platform was co-founded by Aaron Swart
Which federal law enforcement agency spearheaded the domestic investigation and eventual arrest of Aaron Swart?
FBI
Lauri Love's alleged network intrusions were part of an Anonymous protest campaign titled "Operation Last Resort," which was launched to retaliate against the government's treatment of this specific person.
Aaron Swartz
This bipartisan bill was introduced to the U.S. Congress in 2013 to reform the CFAA following Aaron Swartz's tragic death, though it ultimately failed to pass.
Aaron's Law
Proposed fines to be paid by Lauri Love
$9 million USD
Lauri Love was arrested by NCA officers disguised as workers from this delivery company
UPS
Loose-knit global hacktivist collective Lauri love was allegedly associated with
Anonymous
Remote Entry tool used to access secure U.S. government servers by Lauri Love
Adobe ColdFusion
How was Lauri Love tracked down?
Through a PayPal account linked to a Romanian IP address that traced back to his real name
What sentence length was Aaron reportedly facing
35 years
Lauri Love helped stop this massive 2017 ransomware attack that shut down hospitals across the UK , while still fighting his own extradition case
WannaCry