"Teen Hacker Sentenced Over 'Titanium Stresser' Attacks"

Adam Mudd has been sentenced to two years in prison after he plead guilty to developing and selling a distributed denial-of-service attack tool by the name of “Titanium Stresser”. Mudd was 16 years old when he developed this malicious tool that has been used to target multiple organizations such as Microsoft and Sony. Though Mudd has been arrested for the cybercrime he has committed, his work still remains impactful worldwide as this malicious tool has been used to launch more than 1.7 million DDoS attacks.  This article further discusses the prosecution of Mudd, how his case was investigated, as well as the common origin of teen cybercrime offenders and how their skills could be guided toward legitimate activities.  

Data Breach Today reports "Teen Hacker Sentenced Over 'Titanium Stresser' Attacks"