Tse Man-lai, owner of web hoster Pacswitch Globe Telecom, was found guilty of ‘highly reckless’ cyberattacks on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) news site on two days in August last year. Judge Kim Longley cited seven companies with a combined value of HK$1.5 trillion that were forced to suspend trading because of the attacks, including HSBC and Cathay Pacific Airways. In his defence, Tse said he was only on long enough to take photos and video footage documenting his attacks a premise that the judge accepted.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/12/ddos-marketing-stunt/