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INDICTMENT
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MELINDAHAAG(CABN132612)UnitedStatesAttorney
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UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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CHRISTOPHERDOYON,aka"PLF,""CommanderAdama,"and"CommanderX,"JOSHUAJOHNCOVELLI,aka"Absolem,"and"Toxic,"
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(SANJOSEVENUE)
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Defendants.
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INDICTMENT
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TheGrandJurycharges:
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IntroductoryAllegations:
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AtalltimesrelevanttothisIndictment:
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1.TheCountyofSantaCruz,California("SantaCruzCounty"),waslocatedwholly
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withintheNorthernDistrictofCalifornia.SantaCruzCountymaintainedawebsiteonthe
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InternetthroughcomputerserversalsolocatedwithintheNorthernDistrictofCalifornia.This
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websiteallowedaccesstoSantaCruzCounty'sgovernmententitiesandprograms,including
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EmergencyServices,LawEnforcement,theCourts,SocialServices,AgriculturalExtension,
 
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INDICTMENT
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Employment,SurplusSales,VendorRegistration,andConstructionProjectsandProposals.
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SantaCruzCounty'swebsiteandcomputerserverswereusedinandaffectinginterstateand
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foreigncommerceandcommunication.
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2.TheCityofSantaCruz("SantaCruzCity")waslocatedwhollywithinSantaCruz
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County.TheSantaCruzCityMunicipalCode("theMunicipalCode")wasacodificationofthe
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generalordinancesofSantaCruzCity.Section6.36.010oftheMunicipalCode,entitled
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"CampingProhibited,"containedrestrictionsanddefinitionsoncampingwithinSantaCruzCity.
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In
responsetotheenforcementofSection6.36.010,protestersoccupiedtheSantaCruzCounty
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CourthousepremisesfromapproximatelyJuly4,2010,toOctober2,2010.Lawenforcement
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officersfromSantaCruzCountydisbandedtheprotestandseveralprotesterswerechargedwith
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misdemeanorscrimesinSantaCruzCounty.
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3.ThePeople'sLiberationFront,alsoknownasPLF,wasanonlinecollectiveof
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individualsthatwasassociatedwithcollaborativehackingattacksmotivatedbypoliticaland
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socialgoals,oftenreferredtoas"hactivism."4.ADistributedDenialofService("DDoS")wasahackingattackthatattemptedto
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renderacomputerresourceunavailabletoitsintendedusers.OnecommonDDoSattack
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attemptedtosaturatethetargetcomputerornetworkwithexternalcommunicationsrequests,
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suchthatthetargetcouldnotrespondtolegitimatetraffic,orrespondedsoslowlyastorenderthe
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targeteffectivelyunavailable.
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5.AHighOrbitIonCannon("HOIC")wasanopensourcecomputerprogramthat
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wasoriginallydesignedasanetworksecurityandstabilitytestingapplication,butwhichwasalso
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usedasatoolbyDDoSattackers.AttackersusedHOICtosendextremelylargeamountsof
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packetsorrequestsoveranetworkinanattempttooverwhelmatarget.
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DDoSAttacksontheCountyofSantaCruz,California:
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6.InretributionforSantaCruzCity'senforcementofSection6.36.010ofthe
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MunicipalCode,andSantaCruzCounty'sdisbandmentoftheprotest,thePLFcoordinatedand
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executedaDDoSattackagainstSantaCruzCounty'scomputerserversusingHOIC.ThePLF
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referredtotheseco-ordinatedattacksonSantaCruzCountyas"OperationPeaceCamp2010."
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