Disney Cruise Boat Rescues Hacker
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 02/22/2016 10:34 AM
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Martin Gottesfeld, 31, of Somerville, Mass., disappeared while under investigation for a cyberattack on Boston Children's Hospital in April 2014.
He was found and rescued by a Disney Cruise boat with his wife aboard their disabled craft off the coast of Cuba.
According to a release from the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, Gottesfeld Caribbean cruise came to an abrupt end on Feb. 16 when Gottesfeld placed a distress call after his boat ran into trouble.
The charges against Gottesfeld include one count of conspiracy for his alleged role in a DDoS attack that took down the hospital's website and disrupted operations for about a week.
The news release stated that: “Responding to, and mitigating, the damage from this attack cost the hospital more than $300,000.”
The Somerville Police Department conducted a wellness check and found his apartment abandoned and his whereabouts was a mystery.
Source: SCMagazine
According to a release from the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office, Gottesfeld Caribbean cruise came to an abrupt end on Feb. 16 when Gottesfeld placed a distress call after his boat ran into trouble.
The charges against Gottesfeld include one count of conspiracy for his alleged role in a DDoS attack that took down the hospital's website and disrupted operations for about a week.
The news release stated that: “Responding to, and mitigating, the damage from this attack cost the hospital more than $300,000.”
The Somerville Police Department conducted a wellness check and found his apartment abandoned and his whereabouts was a mystery.
Source: SCMagazine
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