"Teen Hacker Charged in Scheme to Siphon Funds From Sports Betting Accounts"

An 18-year-old has been charged for allegedly hacking and selling access to thousands of online sports betting accounts. Joseph Garrison of Madison, Wisconsin, who is accused of masterminding the credential stuffing scheme, is facing criminal charges. According to a criminal complaint, beginning in November 2022, Garrison purchased stolen username and password credentials on the dark web. Using the credentials, he allegedly attempted to systematically access accounts on the sports betting platform. The site is not specified in the complaint, but CNBC identified it as DraftKings. According to the complaint, this access was then sold on various websites along with instructions on how to transfer funds from the accounts. As alleged, Garrison used a sophisticated cyber-breach attack to gain unauthorized access to victim accounts and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to FBI Assistant Director in Charge Michael J. Driscoll, who added that cyber intrusions aimed at stealing private individuals' funds pose a serious threat to economic security. Approximately 60,000 accounts were accessed, and $600,000 was stolen from 1,600 accounts that Garrison and his co-conspirators allegedly sold. On February 23, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant, seizing his computer and mobile phone. They found OpenBullet and SilverBullet, two programs used in credential stuffing attacks, which run customizable scripts on websites using a list of username and password combinations. This article continues to discuss the teen hacker facing criminal charges for allegedly hacking into and selling access to online sports betting accounts.

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