DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months Over $600,000 Theft

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A 19-year-old Wisconsin man involved in the 2022 hack of the DraftKings fantasy sports website was sentenced to 18 months in jail by a federal judge.

Joseph Garrison admitted conspiring with other hackers in an attack on the site, in which stolen usernames and passwords were used to steal $600,000 from 1,600 accounts. Garrison pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusions in November.