Lizard Squad member, Zachary Buchta, was sentenced to three months in prison last week for his role in a “hacker-for-hire” service. Buchta who is 20 pleaded guilty in December 2017 for one count of conspiracy to commit damage to protected … [Read more...] about Lizard Squad Member Offers DDoS-for-Hire and is Jailed
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Extortion DDoS Attack: The Lizard Squad’s Notorious Antics
In April 2017, Akamai wrote about a black hat hacker group called The Lizard Squad who were sending extortion letters to businesses, demanding payment in bitcoin to prevent a DDoS attack against their applications. These letters were sent to … [Read more...] about Extortion DDoS Attack: The Lizard Squad’s Notorious Antics