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'Hacktivist's Advocate' Dead of Apparent Heart Attack: Brother  

California defense lawyer Jay Leiderman, who gained fame for his advocacy of whistleblowers, hackers and political dissidents, was found dead at age 50. So reports Gizmodo.

heart attack cardiac 156059 640The lawyer’s brother reported the cause of death as heart attack, but a medical examiner said a precise cause could take months to determine. Leiderman had represented clients, like those in the infamous group Anonymous, accused of things like crashing government and corporate websites..

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