Accused Capital One hacker pleads not guilty to all charges

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https://www.cyberscoop.com/capital-one-hacker-not-guilty-paige-thompson/

By Jeff Stone
CYBERSCOOP
September 5, 2019

Paige Thompson has pleaded not guilty to all charges in connection with a data 
breach at Capital One that resulted in the compromise of information about 
roughly 106 million people.

Thompson appeared in Western District of Washington federal court on Thursday 
for the first time after she was arrested on July 29 on charges related to the 
Capital One hack.

A federal grand jury previously had indicted Thompson on two criminal counts, 
wire fraud and computer fraud and abuse, for which she could be sentenced to up 
to 25 years in prison if convicted. Upon being advised of her charges and 
pleading not guilty Thursday, Thompson was taken back into custody.

A jury trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 4.

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