Wickford man to face hacking charges in US (From Southend Standard)
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Wickford man to face hacking charges in US
3:19pm Thursday 14th June 2012 in Echo News By Gina Marden
A MAN, accused of being part of a notorious internet hacking group, could be extraditited to face charges in America.
Ryan Cleary, 20 of South Beech Avenue, Wickford has been charged by US officials of hacking into several high profile website in the US, including that of the American X-Factor.
The charges allege that Cleary, a former Bromford’s School pupile who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome