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Participating in Anonymous DDoS Attack for One Minute = $183,000 Fine

Eric Rosol is not a big-time hacker, but he participated in the 2011 Anonymous DDoS attack that Anonymous unleashed on Koch Industries. Rosol must pay a $183,000 fine and two years probation. The attack supposedly cost Koch Industries less than $5,000 in damages, though the company says they spent $184,000 to hire consults to protect its websites. By comparison, Koch Industries spent less than a million dollars in damages in the attack, according to the company.”]

Source: https://gizmodo.com/participating-in-anonymous-ddos-attack-for-one-minute-1481203492

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