Denial-of-service attack: Difference between revisions

[[File:FBI DDoS domain seized.png|thumb|Numerous websites offering tools to conduct a DDoS attack were seized by the FBI under the [[Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FBI Seizes 15 DDoS-For-Hire Websites|url=https://kotaku.com/fbi-seizes-15-ddos-for-hire-websites-1831239141|website=Kotaku|date=6 January 2019}}</ref>]]

{{See also|Cybercrime|DPP v Lennon}}

 

* In the US, denial-of-service attacks may be considered a federal crime under the [[Computer Fraud and Abuse Act]] with penalties that include years of imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title18/html/USCODE-2010-title18-partI-chap47-sec1030.htm |title=United States Code: Title 18,1030. Fraud and related activity in connection with computers &#124; Government Printing Office |publisher=gpo.gov |date=2002-10-25|access-date=2014-01-15}}</ref> The [[Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section]] of the US [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] handles cases of DoS and DDoS. In one example, in July 2019, Austin Thompson, aka [[DerpTrolling]], was sentenced to 27 months in prison and $95,000 restitution by a federal court for conducting multiple DDoS attacks on major video gaming companies, disrupting their systems from hours to days.<ref name=Thompson_sentenced_1 >{{cite web | url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/utah-man-sentenced-computer-hacking-crime | title=Utah Man Sentenced for Computer Hacking Crime | date=2019-07-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710153706/https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/utah-man-sentenced-computer-hacking-crime | archive-date=2019-07-10 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Thompson_sentenced_2 >{{ cite news | url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/07/04/gamebusting_ddos_wielder_derptrolling_sentenced_to_two_years_in_the_clink/ | title=Get rekt: Two years in clink for game-busting DDoS brat DerpTrolling | last=Smolaks | first=Max | publisher=[[The Register]] | date=2019-07-04 | access-date=2019-09-27 | quote=Austin Thompson, aka DerpTrolling, who came to prominence in 2013 by launching Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against major video game companies, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison by a federal court. Thompson, a resident of Utah, will also have to pay $95,000 to Daybreak Games, which was owned by Sony when it suffered at the hands of DerpTrolling. Between December 2013 and January 2014, Thompson also brought down Valve’s Steam – the largest digital distribution platform for PC gaming – as well as Electronic Arts' Origin service and Blizzard's BattleNet. The disruption lasted anywhere from hours to days. }}</ref>