Massachusetts Transit Agency Sues to Stop Hacker Talk

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has sued three students and their school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hoping to stop them from disclosing flaws in the MBTA's electronic ticketing system.

The lawsuit claims that the presentation would cause "significant damage to the MBTA's transit system," according to an online posting of the suit, filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

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