DraftKings hacker ‘Snoopy’ sentenced to 18 months in prison

DraftKings hacker ‘Snoopy’ sentenced to 18 months in prison
Nathan Austad, known as “Snoopy,” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for helping hack DraftKings accounts in the November 2022 attack. He and his co-conspirators compromised tens of thousands of accounts, stole $600,000, and used stolen access to add payment methods and profit from the scheme. #DraftKings #NathanAustad #Snoopy #JosephGarrison #KamerinStokes

Keypoints

  • Nathan Austad pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
  • The attack compromised about 60,000 DraftKings user accounts.
  • Hackers added payment methods to 1,600 accounts under their control.
  • The scheme stole $600,000 from DraftKings users.
  • Austad received 18 months in prison, supervised release, forfeiture, and restitution.

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