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    British Hacker Known As 'Spiderman' Sentenced Over Cyberattack

    The 29-year-old man was given a suspended sentence of one year and eight months in an attack that reportedly knocked out Internet for nearly 1 million people in Germany in November.
    by Chris Benderev Jul 28, 2017 1 minute
    A man identified only as Daniel K. covers his face with a folder as he sits in a courtroom in Cologne, Germany, on Friday.

    A German court sentenced a 29-year-old British hacker who confessed to committing a cyberattack last November that temporarily took down Internet access for nearly 1 million German consumers, according to news reports.

    The court in the city. The news service adds that the maximum sentence was 10 years; prosecutors had sought a sentence of two years.

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