Bomb Threat Hoaxer, DDos Boss Gets 3 Years
Summary: George Duke-Cohan, 19, the ringleader of the Apophis Squad, was sentenced to three years in a U.K. prison for bomb threats against 1,700 schools, colleges and universities across the United Kingdom and for DDoS attacks on sites including KrebsOnSecurity and Protonmail. He re-offended after his arrest and release by extending threats to U.S. schools, and authorities also found he falsely reported the hijack of a U.S.-bound flight carrying almost 300 passengers, which was quarantined in San Francisco.
Why it matters: The same person who sent hoax bomb threats to 1,700 schools was back at it after arrest and release, and his false plane hijack report put nearly 300 passengers into quarantine in San Francisco - a reminder that a lone attention-seeking actor can trigger mass disruption and real response costs across two countries.
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