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Two Europeans Indicted In US For 2003 DDOS Attacks

Posted by timothy on from the how-about-some-shrimp-echouafni dept.

narramissic writes "In a continuation of the first successful U.S. investigation ever into DDOS attacks, Axel Gembe, 25, of Germany and Lee Graham Walker, 24, of England were indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Los Angeles, California, on one count of conspiracy and one count of intentionally damaging a computer system. The two men were allegedly hired by Jay R. Echouafni, owner of Orbit Communication, a Massachusetts-based company that sold home satellite systems, to carry out DDOS attacks against two of Orbit's competitors."

2 of 93 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Revoke by idontgno · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe he can run a lemonade stand.

    Well, right now, he's running... like the fugitive scum that he is.

    http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/fugitives/cyber/echouafni_s.htm

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  2. Re:extradition by neuromanc3r · · Score: 5, Informative

    You're wrong. Germany does extradite citizens, as long as a couple of conditions are met.

    Specifically, the suspect must have committed a crime that is punishable in both countries, must not be tortured or executed after the extradition, needs a fair trial and so on...