The 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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'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.
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