Hacker Sentenced to a Year in Prison For Hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment

Cody Kretsinger admitted to being a member of the hacking group Lulzsec

A 25-year-old man known online as Recursion has been sentenced to a year in jail for hacking Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Cody Kretsinger pleaded guilty last April, and admitted being part of an infamous hacking group known as Lulzsec.

After his jail term, Kretsinger will be required to do 1,000 hours of community service, a Los Angeles judge ruled.