Grant Manser, 20, pleaded guilty to six charges under the U.K. Computer Misuse Act and four charges under its Serious Crime Act. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but the judge suspended that sentence for 18 months. Manser’s software was not sold for the legitimate purpose of testing websites’ resiliency, but instead to enable buyers to launch illegal DDoS attacks. The victims of his DDoS floods included businesses, colleges and government agencies across the United Kingdom.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/young-ddos-software-developer-escapes-jail-time-a-9037