05-10-2018, 08:44 AM
Man sentenced to prison over 2010 World of Warcraft DDoS attack
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/man-sentenced-to-prison-over-2010-world-of-warcraft-ddos-attack.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>A federal court has sentenced Calin Mateias to a year in federal prison over a distributed denial-of-service attack he launched against <em>World of Warcraft</em> servers in 2010.</p>
<p>Mateias, a Romanian citizen, was extradited to the United States over the accusation last year. <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/World-of-Warcraft-Hacker-Video-Game-Federal-Prison-481959481.html">NBC Los Angeles</a> reports that he pled guilty to one count of causing intentional damage to a protected computer in February while prosecutors recommended a 10-month prison sentence.</p>
<p>On top of spending the past six months imprisoned, Mateias has also paid a sum of $29,987 in restitution to Blizzard to make up the costs the developer said it accrued as a direct result of the 2010 attack.</p>
<p>“Angered by a player he regularly competed against, the defendant determined to defeat his <em>WoW</em> opponents by interrupting the game’s server so they could not access the game,” argued Mateias’ defense during the sentencing. “His actions were motivated by a juvenile desire to win the game, and for others to lose it.”</p>
<p>The 2010 attack targeted the European <em>World of Warcraft</em> servers and blocked thousands of players in the affected area from logging into the online game. </p>
<p>Additionally, the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44038178">BBC</a> reports that Mateias was facing charges over his alleged involvement in an effort to hack the California-based company Ingram Micro, but those charges have been dropped following his sentencing in the DDoS case. </p>
</div>
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/man-sentenced-to-prison-over-2010-world-of-warcraft-ddos-attack.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>A federal court has sentenced Calin Mateias to a year in federal prison over a distributed denial-of-service attack he launched against <em>World of Warcraft</em> servers in 2010.</p>
<p>Mateias, a Romanian citizen, was extradited to the United States over the accusation last year. <a href="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/World-of-Warcraft-Hacker-Video-Game-Federal-Prison-481959481.html">NBC Los Angeles</a> reports that he pled guilty to one count of causing intentional damage to a protected computer in February while prosecutors recommended a 10-month prison sentence.</p>
<p>On top of spending the past six months imprisoned, Mateias has also paid a sum of $29,987 in restitution to Blizzard to make up the costs the developer said it accrued as a direct result of the 2010 attack.</p>
<p>“Angered by a player he regularly competed against, the defendant determined to defeat his <em>WoW</em> opponents by interrupting the game’s server so they could not access the game,” argued Mateias’ defense during the sentencing. “His actions were motivated by a juvenile desire to win the game, and for others to lose it.”</p>
<p>The 2010 attack targeted the European <em>World of Warcraft</em> servers and blocked thousands of players in the affected area from logging into the online game. </p>
<p>Additionally, the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44038178">BBC</a> reports that Mateias was facing charges over his alleged involvement in an effort to hack the California-based company Ingram Micro, but those charges have been dropped following his sentencing in the DDoS case. </p>
</div>