Teen Hacker Admits to Sony Attacks

[Logan Westbrook]

Teen Hacker Admits to Sony Attacks

A teen hacker has admitted to attacking the PlayStation website in 2008, causing it to go down for more than a week.

An unnamed Pennsylvanian teen has admitted to attacking the PlayStation website in November 2008 after being barred from it for cheating in SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals. The 17 year old honor student used a botnet to perform a denial-of-service attack of the site, causing it to go down for eleven days.

The boy was tried in juvenile court due to his age, despite the case originally starting out as a Federal Grand Jury investigation, and was adjudicated delinquent, the juvenile court version of a guilty plea, for unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer, computer trespassing and the distribution of a computer virus.

It would appear that the boy was caught and entered into a plea bargain, as State prosecutors agreed to withdraw eleven other similar offenses. He was allowed to return home and attend school but will be sentenced later this year.

Source: The Pittsburgh Channel [http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/22670393/detail.html] via GamePro [http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/214217/teen-admits-crashing-sony-site]


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[Irridium]

Wait, the first Socom game? That game sucked ass!

Still, suprised one teenager could do this. But its not all bad, its not like there are games that require online access at all times, so if something like this happened you wouldn't be able to play the games you own.

Wait... [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98396-Ubisoft-Online-DRM-Its-Worse-Than-Expected]

 

[scarab7]

He admitted it? Was he feeling nice or did Sony send it's legion of followers to find him?

 

[stabnex]

Seriously, why get such heavy blowback from such a bad game?!

 

[BonerMacTittyPants]

The moral of this story is not to play crappy games.

 

[WrongSprite]

It would appear that the boy was caught and entered into a plea bargain, as State prosecutors agreed to withdraw eleven other similar offenses.

He admitted it? Was he feeling nice or did Sony send it's legion of followers to find him?

Reaaaad

 

[DeadlyYellow]

He admitted it? Was he feeling nice or did Sony send it's legion of followers to find him?

It would appear that the boy was caught and entered into a plea bargain, as State prosecutors agreed to withdraw eleven other similar offenses.

That should clear it up.

 

[AzrealMaximillion]

That kid lives near me. It was in the local papers on Friday.

Best gif ever. I loved Falling Down.


But anyways, back on topic, this kid should've used his hacking skills for good reasons, not random douchbaggery.

 

[addeB]

Hah, this kid should get a medal. I'm not normally that kind of person who support virus but think about it, a 17 year old kid infected the PlayStation website causing it to go down for eleven days. Either he is some kind of super human hacker or he gave Sony a heads up for their crappy security?

 

[Amberella]

Hah, this kid should get a medal. I'm not normally that kind of person who support virus but think about it, a 17 year old kid infected the PlayStation website causing it to go down for eleven days. Either he is some kind of super human hacker or he gave Sony a heads up for their crappy security?

Haha, I go with this.

I live in PA, I wonder if he lives anywhere near me. xD

 

[Dexomega]

Wait, the first Socom game? That game sucked ass!

Still, suprised one teenager could do this. But its not all bad, its not like there are games that require online access at all times, so if something like this happened you wouldn't be able to play the games you own.

Wait... [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98396-Ubisoft-Online-DRM-Its-Worse-Than-Expected]

You'd be surprised how much "us teens" are capable of when our hormones are raging.

 

[AngryMongoose]

For unlawful use of a computer, criminal use of a computer... State prosecutors agreed to withdraw eleven other similar offenses.

Were the other 11 offenses along the lines of "Illegal use of a computer", "Use of a computer which is against the law", "Use of a computer in a way which, while not yet illegal, we rather wish was" "Lawless use of a computer" and "Not explicitly legal use of a computer"

 

[Scrythe]

Whoa whoa, wait. I read "Playstation" then "virus" and made a "O_O" face, until I read "denial of service" and "site".

I nominate this article for the most Most Misleading Article of 2010 Award.

 

[Irridium]

Wait, the first Socom game? That game sucked ass!

Still, suprised one teenager could do this. But its not all bad, its not like there are games that require online access at all times, so if something like this happened you wouldn't be able to play the games you own.

Wait... [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/98396-Ubisoft-Online-DRM-Its-Worse-Than-Expected]

You'd be surprised how much "us teens" are capable of when our hormones are raging.

I know, I'm 18 so I've been there done that pretty recently.

Some of the greatest things I've seen have been from teenagers.
Also some of the dumbest things I've seen have been from teenagers.

Pretty exiting to say the least.

 

[sneeky033]

at least he got what he deserved, the little sh*t

 

[Galad]

Pardon my ignorance, but how was he caught?

 

[Ekonk]

The moral of this story is not to play crappy games.

lollerskates. Isn't that the moral of every story?