UFC hacker sentenced to probation, limited from using Internet

A teenage hacker who helped reroute the UFC’s website and take down several high-profile websites has been sentenced to six years of probation, according to a Wired report.

The hacker, who is identified by his pseudonym “Cosmo,” pleaded guilty to cha…

A teenage hacker who helped reroute the UFC’s website and take down several high-profile websites has been sentenced to six years of probation, according to a Wired report.

The hacker, who is identified by his pseudonym “Cosmo,” pleaded guilty to charges of credit-card fraud, identity theft, bomb threats and online impersonation in exchange for probation.

The 15-year-old Cosmo was among 24 arrested in June following an FBI sting that targeted cybercriminals.