Sunday, September 11, 2005

Wired News: Hackers Admit to Wave of Attacks

Hackers Admit to Wave of Attacks
By Kevin Poulsen, 02:00 AM Sep. 08, 2005 PT

An Ohio computer hacker who served as a digital button man for a shady internet hosting company faces prison time after admitting he carried out one of a series of crippling denial-of-service attacks ordered by a wealthy businessman against his competitors.

In a deal with prosecutors, Richard "Krashed" Roby, 20, pleaded guilty in federal court in Toledo last month to intentionally damaging a protected computer, after launching a 2003 attack on an online satellite TV retailer that caused at least $120,000 in losses.

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