# DDos News

“Bitcoin Baron” Faces Jail-Time after Launching DDoS Attack on Government Websites

June 22, 2018 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crime, News, Regulation

Self-styled hacktivist “Bitcoin Baron” was sentenced to prison on June 19, 2018, for launching a distributed denial-of-service attack against Madison’s administrative networks. “Bitcoin Baron” Faces the Heat The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), released a public report on the matter and confirmed the attack caused a city-wide outrage in Madison,...