DDoS attacker who targeted Steam, Sony and Electronic Arts pleads guilty

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DerpTrolling 'brains' Austin Thompson faces up to ten years in prison over DDoS campaign

A 23-year-old from Utah has pleaded guilty to launching distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a number of popular gaming services in 2013 and 2014. Charged with causing Damage to a Pro...

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