Security News > 2020 > June > Developer of DDoS Botnets Based on Mirai Code Sentenced to Prison
A man who developed distributed denial of service botnets based on the source code of Mirai was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison.
Initially based on the publicly available Mirai source code, the botnets received additional capabilities over time, which increased their complexity and efficiency, the DoJ says.
Schuchman and his associates used the botnets to launch DDoS attacks themselves, but the main purpose was to sell access to the botnets to paying customers to make a profit.
A recently unsealed indictment charges Sterritt and Shwydiuk as well for their roles in developing and operating botnets to launch DDoS attacks.
In addition to prison time, Schuchman was sentenced to 18 months of community confinement following his release from prison, and three years of supervised release.