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Tl;dr, the "fan" didn't directly "sabotage" anything, but he did post on a blackhat forum asking for a ddos attack on the site - and things got out of hand, put
by 0815test 7y ago
Tl;dr, the "fan" didn't directly "sabotage" anything, but he did post on a blackhat forum asking for a ddos attack on the site - and things got out of hand, putting the site owner's small business at risk. The criminal sentence is harsh but dude's still a huge asshat, he should have been dragged into court and forced to pay punitive damages to the forum owner. Make him give up his nice telescope collection, since he doesn't seem to care all that much about astronomy anyway.
- frosted-flakes 7y agoHe was forced to pay punitive damages. $27352 in restitution, in addition to a $2500 fine and the 26 month prison sentence.
- 0815test 7y ago$30k in total? That's peanuts for the overall harm he caused, either willfully or recklessly.
- craftyguy 7y ago> he should have been dragged into court and forced to pay punitive damages to the forum owner. The article said that he did.