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Is 6 years in prison excessive for launching DDoS attacks against Websites that caused only intermittent downtime?
An Ohio man was sentenced last month to six years in prison for a series of DDoS attacks against websites for the city of Akron, Ohio, and the Akron police department.
The man, 33-year-old James Robinson, was arrested in May 2019 and pleaded guilty to all accusations, most of which were easy to prove, as Robinson had publicly documented all the attacks on the @AkronPhoenix420 Twitter profile while they happened.
The account contains a litany of tweets about DDoS attacks Robinson allegedly carried out. Targets included websites for the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of the Treasury, and NATO. These attacks never caused any mass outages, and two cyber-security firms which provide DDoS mitigation services said they were never aware of his activities until his arrest in 2018.
The FBI tracked down Robinson after the suspect accessed the AkronPhoenix420 Twitter account on one occasion from his home IP address. He also associated his personal mobile phone number with the same Twitter account, helping authorities confirm his identity.
[...] In interrogations following his arrest, Robinson told investigators he had grudges against the city's police force.
[...] Ironically, the operator of eight DDoS booter services that allowed people like Robinson to rent the firepower to carry out these types of attacks only got a 13-month prison sentence.
(Score: 3, Funny) by barbara hudson on Friday November 22 2019, @12:08AM (1 child)
Ruined a perfectly cromulent word for generations to come. Though I'm looking forward to the variations on "Warren Trumps Trump", "Trump Trumped", "Trump Trumpets Trump Towers Club Fed Exclusive Contract ", "Trump Pardons Trump", "Trump Bankruptcy #7 After Disgorgement Of Monies From Violating Emoluments Clause", "Trump Signs Executive Order Mandating 24 Cheeseburgers A Day Minimum Menu For All Former Presidents In Prison ", "Planet Killing Asteroid Heading Our Way, Astronomical Union Name It Donald Trump 2020", "Putin Releases Trump Videos As Pay-Per-View, Site Crashes ", and my fave:
"Surgeons Use Roto-Rooter To Remove 200-Pound Fatberg From Trump's Colon; 'Eric' To Be Displayed At Smithsonion" Or Smiths-Onion.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by sjames on Friday November 22 2019, @07:31AM
I find it helpful to remember that in some parts of the world, trump = fart.