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DraftKings hacker sentenced to prison, ordered to pay $1.4 Million

Securityaffairs.Co •Pierluigi Paganini • April 17, 2026

A DraftKings hacker got 30 months in prison for selling stolen credentials and must pay over $1.4 million in fines and restitution. Kamerin Stokes, 23, from Memphis (aka TheMFNPlug), received a 30-month prison sentence for his role in a 2022 credential stuffing attack against DraftKings. He continued selling stolen login data online even after pleading […]

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Kamerin Stokes Sentenced for Selling Hacked DraftKings Accounts Kamerin Stokes, a 23-year-old from Memphis, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling access to hacked DraftKings accounts. The accounts were compromised during a credential-stuffing attack in November 2022, which affected nearly 68,000 users. Stokes purchased these accounts from Nathan Austad and Joseph Garrison, who had exploited stolen credentials from multiple breaches. The attackers collectively stole around $635,000 from approximately 1,600 compromised accounts, generating over $2.1 million in sales from these hijacked accounts. After his arrest, Stokes continued his illegal activities, reopening his online shop under the tagline 'fraud is fun.' He has been ordered to pay $1,327,061 in restitution and $125,965.53 in forfeiture. Stokes's actions victimized thousands of users on the DraftKings platform, prompting significant financial losses for the company. 3 sources 49

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