A Wisconsin teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to conspiracy in connection with a scheme to hack user accounts at the DraftKings fantasy sports betting website and with others steal about $600,000 from its customers.
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office said Garrison on Nov. 18 last year launched a so-called "credential stuffing attack" on the website.
Hackers in such attacks use stolen user credentials obtained from past data breaches to gain authorized access to user accounts.
"Garrison and others successfully accessed approximately 60,000 accounts at the Betting Website," the office said.
Garrison, who has been free on $100,000 bond since his arrest in May, is scheduled to be sentenced in Manhattan federal court on Jan. 16.
Persons:
Joseph Garrison, Garrison
Organizations:
Manhattan U.S, Attorney's, Betting
Locations:
Wisconsin, New York, U.S, Manhattan, Madison