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Hacker gets 18 months for attack that compromised 60,000 betting accounts

  • What: Hacker sentenced for compromising 60,000 betting accounts
  • Impact: Users of online betting platforms may be at risk
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A 21-year-old man known online as “Snoopy” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a scheme that hacked user accounts on a fantasy sports and betting website and sold access to them, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Nathan Austad of Farmington, Minnesota, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to prosecutors, Austad and his co-conspirators launched a credential stuffing attack … More → The post Hacker gets 18 months for attack that compromised 60,000 betting accounts appeared first on Help Net Security .

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