Joseph Garrison, 18, was allegedly part of a gang that stole $600,000 from 1,600 sports betting and fantasy sports accounts. Court documents relating to Garrison’s charges did not mention which sports betting website was accessed during the hack.
Garrison surrendered to authorities in New York on Thursday and now faces six charges including unauthorized access to computers and wire fraud. If found guilty on all charges, Garrison could face jail time of up to 57 years.
18-Year-Old Charged with Hacking into 16,000 Sports Betting AccountsDuring a search of his home in February 2023, law enforcement found 700 config files used for hacking on Garrison’s computer. These were related to dozens of corporate websites. They also found files containing nearly 40 million username and password pairs.
Speaking of the charges U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said:
“As alleged, Garrison used a credential stuffing attack to hack into the accounts of tens of thousands of victims and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. Today, thanks to the work of my Office and the FBI, Garrison learned that you shouldn’t bet on getting away with fraud.”
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