As Gottfrid Svartholm tries to have a hacking conviction against him overturned, the Court of Appeal has been hearing evidence from hacker Jacob Appelbaum. Appearing on behalf of the defense, the former Wikileaks spokesman criticized the police investigation carried out on Gottfrid. In May 2013, Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm stood trial for alleged hacking offenses carried out against Logica, a Swedish IT company working with local tax authorities, and local bank Nordea. The link for this article located at TorrentFreak is no longer available. . Gottfrid Svartholm’s legal appeal brings to light significant criticisms regarding the police investigation that involved Jacob Appelbaum.. Gottfrid Svartholm, Pirate Bay, police scrutiny, hacking trial. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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