The dutch kid will be pressed charges for the DoS Attack

The Dutch government plans to press civil, and possibly criminal, charges against an eighteen-year-old for a distributed denial of service attack that disabled a number of government websites for four days. The defendant is also suspected of belonging to the "0x1fe Crew", a group of fifteen hackers protesting recent cabinet decisions. The suspect apparently revealed his actions and personal details on a television program, leading to his arrest. The government has taken a number of measures, including purchasing increased bandwidth, in order to withstand future attacks. If found guilty, the suspect faces fines amounting to tens of thousands of euros. Read more