Summary: A Texas man named Scott Raul Esparza has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for operating a website that allowed users to launch DDoS attacks. He was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release and undergo computer monitoring after his prison sentence.
Threat Actor: Scott Raul Esparza | Scott Raul Esparza
Key Point :
- Scott Raul Esparza operated a DDoS-for-hire service called “Astrostress.com” with a co-administrator.
- He was responsible for procuring attack servers, maintaining the site’s attack functionality, and conducting thousands of attacks personally.
- Esparza pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit unauthorized impairment of a protected computer and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer.
Original Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/texas-man-sentenced-9-months-federal-prison-operating-website-offered-computer-attack
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