Security News > 2017 > December > Teen Hacker Avoids Jail Over On-Demand DDoS Attacks
2017-12-20 14:03
Student Disrupted Amazon, NatWest, Netflix for vDOS 'Stresser' Service UsersA British teenager has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to thousands of DDoS disruptions against Amazon, Netflix, NatWest Bank and others. Separately, a U.S. man has pleaded guilty to launching DDoS attacks on behalf of Lizard Squad and PoodleCorp, among other offenses.
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