Multiple media outlets on Wednesday identified DraftKings as the operator targeted by Garrison’s group. Two others, FanDuel and BetMGM, reported an uptick in cyber disruptions in the final quarter of 2022. While the sportsbook operator was not named in the statement, the hackers targeted DraftKings in the breach, CNBC previously reported in May. The plea was made nearly 12 months after DraftKings confirmed that a number of bettors had their online accounts compromised through irregular activity on other third-party sites last November.

Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Garrison and others stole approximately $600,000 from roughly 1,600 victim accounts, according to a statement from the U.S. Garrison pleaded guilty to a single charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. The 19-year-old defendant, Joseph Garrison, admitting conspiring with others to access approximately 60,000 accounts through a hacking technique known as credential stuffing.

A Wisconsin teenager who concocted a sophisticated cyber scheme to steal private customer data from thousands of sports betting website accounts pleaded guilty to conspiracy Wednesday in New York.