Keys' attorneys plan to appeal the verdict, and it's safe to say that Keys himself isn't happy. They portray this as an attack against journalism, and that the damage (the LA Times article was modified for all of 40 minutes) wasn't severe enough to count as a felony. Many have also pointed out that he wasn't the mastermind of the attack so much he was an enabler. However, evidence shows that he at least goaded the attackers, and that the kind of power he gave (complete control over the content management system for multiple sites) was extensive. Whatever Keys' intentions really were, the potential damage could have been much, much worse.

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Matthew Keys was found guilty. We'll proceed forward to sentencing and look forward to appealing this verdict. — Jay Leiderman (@JayLeidermanLaw) October 7, 2015