Wow an alleged DDoS kingpin is now on FBI's ten most wanted
list!
The fugitive Massachusetts businessman charged in the first criminal case
to arise from an alleged DDoS-for-hire scheme has appeared on an FBI most wanted
list, while the five men accused of carrying out his will are headed for federal
court.
Jay Echouafni, 37, is a fugitive from a five-count federal indictment in
Los Angeles charging him with aiding and abetting computer intrusion and with
conspiracy. As CEO of the online satellite TV retailer Orbit Communication Corp,
Echouafni allegedly paid a business associate to recruit members of the computer
underground to cripple three online stores, resulting in long periods of downtime
and an estimated $2m in losses to the businesses and their service providers.
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