Kryogeniks Indicted for Comcast Hack

Three alleged members of the hacker gang Kryogeniks were hit with a federal conspiracy charge for a 2008 stunt that replaced Comcast’s homepage with a shout-out to other hackers. Prosecutors identified Christopher Allen Lewis, 19, and James Robert Black Jr., 20, as the hackers “EBK” and “Defiant,” known for hijacking Comcast’s domain name in May of last year — a prank that took down the cable giant’s homepage and webmail service for more than five hours, and allegedly cost the company over $128,000. Read the full article. [Wired] Read the Federal indictment.

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