29-06-2020 13:00 via infosecurity-magazine.com

IoT Botnet Developer Gets 13-Month Sentence

IoT Botnet Developer Gets 13-Month SentenceA Washington man has been sentenced to 13 months behind bars for his part in developing, using and selling access to DDoS botnets based on the infamous IoT malware Mirai.Kenneth Currin Schuchman, 22, of Vancouver, was handed his sentence late last week after pleading guilty last September to one count of fraud and related activity in connection with computers, in violation of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act.The botnets, known as Satori, Okiru, Masuta
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