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Hacker Behind SOE/Daybreak Games DDoS Attacks Headed to Prison - MMORPG.com News

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited July 2019 in News & Features Discussion

imageHacker Behind SOE/Daybreak Games DDoS Attacks Headed to Prison - MMORPG.com News

The US Department of Justice is reporting that a Utah man charged with DDoS attacks against Daybreak Games when it was still Sony Online Entertainment has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and has been ordered to pay $95,000 in restitution. Defendant Austin Thompson is currently out on bond, but has been ordered to report to federal officials on August 23rd. The attacks occurred between December 2013 and January 2014 and were strong enough to take servers offline.

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  • Panther2103Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779
    Lizard Squad in general was just a bunch of rich bored kids and teens right? I'm glad some punishment is happening.
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,068
    They should also send the executives behind SOE/Daybreak Games to prison.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,978
    Aeander said:
    They should also send the executives behind SOE/Daybreak Games to prison.
    because?
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,068
    Sovrath said:
    Aeander said:
    They should also send the executives behind SOE/Daybreak Games to prison.
    because?
    (That was a joke.)
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  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    Five years, the wheels of justice turn slow, but they do turn. 

    When I see congress holding hearings to question accountability of different agencies to do a better job to combat cyber attacks and hacking, I'll know the country is taking internet security seriously.  Two cities in Florida so far who have agreed to pay hackers to decrypt their data.
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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,978
    Aeander said:
    Sovrath said:
    Aeander said:
    They should also send the executives behind SOE/Daybreak Games to prison.
    because?
    (That was a joke.)
    Ok, I thought there was more to it!
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  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209
    I didn't think anyone was dumb enough to DDoS from inside the US. Easy pickins.
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  • ChippyWickChippyWick Member UncommonPosts: 2
    Love seeing these jokers get what they deserve.
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  • AlbatroesAlbatroes Member LegendaryPosts: 7,671
    edited July 2019
    I'm torn on this one. On one side, DDoS attacks suck, but on the other side, its Daybreak.....they both got what they deserved?
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  • LimnicLimnic Member RarePosts: 1,116
    Did Daybreak kick someone's puppy or something while I wasn't looking?
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  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Defintely good news  :)
  • AmatheAmathe Member LegendaryPosts: 7,630
    Daybreak versus computer hacker - have to hope for a tie with lots of injuries.
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  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,993
    edited July 2019

    Limnic said:

    Did Daybreak kick someone's puppy or something while I wasn't looking?



    I think their crime was making an MMO. Blizzard, Square Enix, Daybreak, Trion, etc. have all been DDOSed.

    If it happened to just one company it might be reasonable to look at what that company has done. But when it happens to every company, DDOSers are just sick people who unfortunately can't be avoided. Fortunately they can be put into prison.
     
  • AmatheAmathe Member LegendaryPosts: 7,630
    Limnic said:
    Did Daybreak kick someone's puppy or something while I wasn't looking?
    Yes. That puppy was named EQ Next.
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  • LimnicLimnic Member RarePosts: 1,116
    I am sad at the loss of EQ Next too, but ain't like they were in a position to continue developing it.
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  • rojoArcueidrojoArcueid Member EpicPosts: 10,722
    edited July 2019
    It's funny how this hacker is only forced to pay $95k and 27 months in jail for something that possibly costed SOE/DB a lot more money than that. And there was Nintendo making a couple pay $12 million for distributing free ROMs from games Nintendo don't make/lose any money off in the first place.

    Bigger problems always have smaller repercussions.




  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209
    Albatroes said:
    I'm torn on this one. On one side, DDoS attacks suck, but on the other side, its Daybreak.....they both got what they deserved?
    So you condone attacks on companies as long as you're not a fan of them? You condone calling in bomb threats to major airports? 
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  • kitaradkitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 8,178
    Hooray

    Image result for cheer emoji

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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,478
    I hope the posters on the other thread who think gaming companies are launching DDOS attacks against other gaming companies read this and wake up from their conspiracy theories.
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  • SeelinnikoiSeelinnikoi Member RarePosts: 1,360
    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.

    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?
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    He will be Pride converted.
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  • PsinPsin Member UncommonPosts: 3

    DMKano said:



    Limnic said:


    I am sad at the loss of EQ Next too, but ain't like they were in a position to continue developing it.






    EQ Next - as originally announced - was 100% unattainable - so that was a pure pipe dream.



    If EQNext was actually delivered into a game - it would have been scaled WAY back and many of the features would have been cut and eliminated in the end.



    Storybricks AI was never there - it never existed in way that was ready for an MMO, storybricks was an overpromised tech that never materialized



    So there is no loss of EQ Next - because it never would have been made the way it was first announced.



    You are correct and we are the foolish ones that bought into it. That said, when an indie developer makes similar promises and we all buy into it and spend our money "kickstarting" their development, there is almost a certain expectation of failure. We may not express that outwardly, but deep down we know it's a pipe dream. When a "AAA" studio, like SOE (was?), makes those kinds of promises, we all hold our breath believing it might be real.

    It wasn't the loss of the game as much as it was the feeling of betrayal by a team we had come to trust.
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  • Jamar870Jamar870 Member UncommonPosts: 573
    This will all slow down/decrease when people and governments start taking security seriously. Until then we will continue to see this.
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  • DAOWAceDAOWAce Member UncommonPosts: 436

    DMKano said:

    In other news - 99.999999% of other folks behind DDOS attacks continue to do their dirty work with impunity.



    Reading this while FFXIV went down because of DDoS.

    *thumbsup*
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,088
    edited July 2019
    I have seen murderers get less sentence than that here in the UK.

    Talk about what constitutes a real crime eh?
    Personally I feel cybercrime should be elevated to a much higher level, perhaps even to being capital crimes in some cases.


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