Adam Mudd, the person behind multiple security breaches and hacks against companies such Sony, Microsoft, Runescape, and more, has just been sentenced to two years in jail by a UK judge. Mudd, age 20, was responsible for creating "Titanium Stresser", a program that was able to send denial of service attacks to countless vulnerable websites. 181 IP addresses were affected from 594 attacks by Mudd, who then sold the program for £386k, allowing for hackers to wreak havoc upon more than 660k IP addresses. He then carried out attacks on Sony and Microsoft servers, taking online capabilities down for hours at a time. Mudd's defense claimed that there was no ill intent, and Mudd only did the previously stated crimes for attention. Judge Micheal Topolski, however, ruled that Mudd has clear knowledge of the repercussions of his dealings, stating ""I'm entirely satisfied that you knew full well and understood completely this was not a game for fun. I have a duty to the public who are worried about this, threatened by this, damaged by this all the time," and sentenced him to 2 years in a correctional facility.

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[LongDongSilver]

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I'd expect a way larger sentence for taking down fucking microsoft and sony.

 

[Deboog]

2 years is fair. He was just a kid.
Maybe Sony and Microsoft should spend that $60 bullshit online fee to protect from teenage hackers instead of lining their pockets.

 

[Captain_N]

good the little bitch. you still think your a bad ass now?

 

[Chary]

I'd expect a way larger sentence for taking down fucking microsoft and sony.

The thing is, when searching up his charges, I wasn't able to find which exact instance he took down both. Holiday 2015? The Lizard Squad attacks? The big one Sony refunded people over? Nothing was clear, and BBC, DailyMail, and the other sources I read didn't expound upon that. Perhaps there's a newer article out there with more details, but at the time of writing, I wasn't able to find out, and especially didn't want to write speculation.

 

[The Catboy]

Sucks to be him, should have learned how to cover his tracks better

 

[Zonark]

We all know how this ends... he will be set for life and offered a job. Basically Microsoft and Sony will be competing to hire him.

 

[SkittleDash]

Wait is this the guy who ruined 2014 christmas with the bad internet problem? My dad got xbox one during that time and couldn't download his assassians creed games.

Wasn't that Lizard Squad? That's what everyone has been saying at the time anyway.

 

[Kioku]

You get more than that for possession. What the fuck? This clown has potential to compromise private data and he gets two years?

 

[Dionicio3]

You get more than that for possession. What the fuck? This clown has potential to compromise private data and he gets two years?

The judge was probably high, it was 4/20 a few days ago

 

[chartube12]

Wait till the inmates find out he's why their kids couldn't play xbox.

Idk about the uk but the US usually sends nonviolent non terrorist hackers to jails were you are basically locked in a baddly finished basement bed room with bars. Unlike regular jail you are treated much better. There are several documentaries on this

 

[DeadlyFoez]

When did GBAtemp become a criminal news site.

You guys are far treading over the line here.

 

[Kourin]

Damn, still a teen and he's fucked his future up pretty bad. Most companies that see his criminal record aren't going to want him with something like that.

Unless he lucks out and a security company takes him in with a "maybe he can use his skills for good instead" attitude

 

[Deleted User]

His haxx0ring 3k111z w3r3 n07 1337 3n0u9h

 

[death360]

Cut him some slack the kid just wanted attention jk on a more serious note this kind of crimes should have a higher grade of punishment.

 

[Chary]

When did GBAtemp become a criminal news site.

You guys are far treading over the line here.

Yes, because reporting news on a hacker who took down PlayStation Network and Xbox Live (and other gaming media sites) multiple times, is oh so unrelated to gaming as a whole, and no one on this site will hold any interest for such a thing. What IS this world coming to? Was it over treading when Eurogamer reported it? When GameSpot did? If you think that's over treading any line, then that's absolutely hilarious.

 

[xdarkx]

I'm surprise none of the companies made him pay for the damage he's done.

 

[Deboog]

I'm surprise none of the companies made him pay for the damage he's done.

I'm surprised too. Maybe he will be sued again in civil court?

 

[lAkdaOpeKA]

Mudd's defense claimed that there was no ill intent, and Mudd only did the previously stated crimes for attention.

Yeah, sure... f*** you. I can't believe he only got two years.

 

[OrGoN3]

Yeah, sure... f*** you. I can't believe he only got two years.

Would you be saying that if they charged him at the time that he committed the crime? He was what, 16 or 17 years old? I mean, he's no ZeroCool but he's no adult either...

 

[Kourin]

Would you be saying that if they charged him at the time that he committed the crime? He was what, 16 or 17 years old? I mean, he's no ZeroCool but he's no adult either...

He knew what he was doing, 16/17 year-olds should be fully accountable for their actions. He clearly wasn't stupid either, he did all of this.