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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by dvt on Monday June 13, 2022 @09:22PM (#31733744)
The guy successfully executed more than 200,000 DDoS attacks; at ~$15 an hour[1][2], he almost certainly made millions.

[1] https://securelist.com/the-cost-of-launching-a-ddos-attack/7...

[2] https://www.missioncriticalmagazine.com/articles/93185-the-d...

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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by TedDoesntTalk on Monday June 13, 2022 @10:43PM (#31734185)
And TFA does not mention any fines. Does he get to keep the money? He used public defenders so legal costs were minimal.
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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by tptacek on Monday June 13, 2022 @11:24PM (#31734406)
Criminal convictions are typically accompanied by asset forfeitures. No, you don't generally get to keep the proceeds from crimes you're convicted of.
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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by carlisle_ on Monday June 13, 2022 @11:39PM (#31734477)
Unless you work in finance.
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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by autoexec on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:34AM (#31734782)
That's pretty much any "respectable" industry really. The government will usually take their cut, but it'll be far less than the profit a company's illegal actions brought in, and the victims of the activity get shafted instead of being made whole.
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Re:“Downthem” DDoS-for-hire boss gets 2 years in prison by rot13xor on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @02:12AM (#31735306)
And if you didn't pay taxes on your illegal income the feds get you for tax evasion too, like how they got Al Capone.
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