Probably studying hard to make good grades and enter a decent college.
This simple malware would soon end up causing millions in damages to victims Adam probably never even dreamed about.
Going by the alias themuddfamily Adam created the malware when he was just 16 back in 2013.
His justification for this particular attack being that he was bullied while studying and no action was taken.
This lead to a grand total of 1.7 million attacks spread across 650,000 victims.
The court was also notified that Adam suffered from Asperger syndrome which had previously not been diagnosed.
Polnay said: This is a young man who lived at home.
This is not a lavish lifestyle case.
The motivation around this we tend to agree is about status.
The money-making is by the by.
This is someone seeking friendship and status within the gaming community.
Although the presiding judge noted Adams condition, he also said he could not avoid pronouncing a sentence.
IP addresses from Greenland to New Zealand, from Russia to Chile, were attacked.
The capacity for harm in this case was, in my judgment, very great.
It is now impossible to imagine a world without the internet.
There is no part of life that is not touched by it.
In some way, these offences may be relatively easy to commit.
But they are increasingly prevalent, and the public is entitled to be protected from them.
I am satisfied that financial gain was not the main motivating factor.
MICHAEL TOPOLSKI QC, JUDGE
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