14 DAY TRIAL // A Russian man has been sentenced to 1.5 years probation for participating in the distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks launched by Anonymous hacktivists against the website of the presidency back in May 2012, after Vladimir Putin was once again named the country’s president.
According to The Voice of Russia, the suspect was found guilty by the Tomsk Sovetsky District Court.
He had been charged with creating, using and disseminating harmful computer programs. He pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him.
Since the cyberattacks took place, a number of individuals have been accused of taking part in them. Most of the suspects used the tools provided by Anonymous hackers to disrupt the website of the president and other government sites.
Because many of those who took part in the attacks were not real hackers, they probably didn’t hide their IP addresses, allowing for authorities to easily identify them.
Update. The initial version of the article incorrectly stated that the man was sentenced to prison.