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title: Jail Time for Man Who Launched DDoS on 'World of Warcraft'
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# [Jail Time for Man Who Launched DDoS on 'World of Warcraft'](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/ddos-attack-jail-time-wow)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Tue | May 8, 2018 | 3:42 PM Z

You hear about it all the time: People who play video games get ticked off when they lose.

The games seem real and the competition is intense.

Well, according to prosecutors, the intensity lead one man to go way beyond throwing the controller. He launched a DDoS attack to block his opponents in "World of Warcraft." The attack kicked players offline.

[KNBC](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/World-of-Warcraft-Hacker-Video-Game-Federal-Prison-481959481.html) is reporting on the case.

"Angered by a player he regularly competed against, the defendant determined to defeat his WoW opponents by interrupting the game's server so they could not access the game," according to a defense sentencing memorandum. "His actions were motivated by a juvenile desire to win the game, and for others to lose it."

Now a judge has sentenced Calin Mateias, 38, to one year in jail for his crime.

Mateias is from Romania and was extradited to the United States to face charges. He pleaded guilty and has already repaid the game's owner $30,000 for losses it claimed as a result of the DDoS attack.

Is this a sign that courts are finally starting to get tough on cybercrime?

[View full post](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/ddos-attack-jail-time-wow)

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