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Nathan Austad Pleads Guilty in DraftKings Hacking Scheme, Gets 18 Months

Securityaffairs.Co •Pierluigi Paganini • June 25, 2026

Third DraftKings hacker gets 18 months in prison for a 2022 credential-stuffing attack that compromised 1,600 accounts and stole $600,000. Nathan Austad, the third person sentenced over the 2022 DraftKings credential-stuffing attack, received 18 months in prison. The group used usernames and passwords stolen from other breaches to access 1,600 accounts and steal roughly […]

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DraftKings Hacker 'Snoopy' Sentenced for $600K Credential Stuffing Attack Nathan Austad, a 21-year-old from Minnesota using the alias 'Snoopy', was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a November 2022 cyberattack on DraftKings. The attack involved credential stuffing, compromising approximately 60,000 user accounts and stealing around $600,000. Austad and his co-conspirators added their own payment methods to 1,600 accounts and withdrew existing funds. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion in December 2025. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay over $1.3 million in restitution and forfeiture. Austad operated a shop for selling access to the hacked accounts, profiting significantly from the scheme. His sentencing follows similar sentences for other co-conspirators, including Joseph Garrison and Kamerin Stokes. The attack highlighted vulnerabilities in user account security, particularly regarding weak passwords and credential reuse. 5 sources 49

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