JUVENILE COMPUTER HACKER SENTENCED FOR COMPUTER INTRUSION, INTERSTATE THREATS, AND WIRE FRAUD STEMMING FROM HACKING, BOTNET, AND “SWATTING” ACTIVITIES BOSTON, MA—A male juvenile, who has been widely known in the hacker underground by his online moniker, “DSHOCKER,” was sentenced today in federal court to 11 months in prison, to be served in a juvenile detention facility, for computer intrusion, interstate threats, and wire fraud, stemming from hacking, botnet, and “swatting” activities. In accordance with federal law, the juvenile was not publicly named. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau...
