Hacker who launched DDoS attacks on Sony, EA, and Steam gets 27 months in prison.
A 23-year-old man from Utah was sentenced this week
to 27 months in prison for a series of DDoS attacks that took down
online gaming service providers like Sony’s PlayStation Network, Valve’s
Steam, Microsoft’s Xbox, EA, Riot Games, Nintendo,
Quake Live, DOTA2, and League of Legends servers, along with many
others. Named Austin Thompson, but known online as DerpTrolling, the man
is the first hacker who started a trend among other hackers and hacking
crews — namely of launching DDoS attacks against
gaming providers during Christmas, which they later justified using
ridiculous reasons such as “to spoil everyone’s holiday,” “to make
people spend time with their families,” or “for the lulz.”
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-who-launched-ddos-attacks-on-sony-ea-and-steam-gets-27-months-in-prison/
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