Christopher Doyon Explained

Christopher Doyon
Birth Name:Christopher Doyon
Birth Date:1964
Birth Place:Maine, United States
Occupation:Hacktivist

Christopher Doyon (born 1964) is an American homeless hacktivist and the self-described leader of hacker group Anonymous.

First arrest

Doyon was arrested in September 2011[1] for using the High Orbit Ion Cannon to make a DDoS attack on servers belonging to Santa Cruz County, California. The attack, which occurred in December 2010, was triggered by a new law affecting the homeless community of which Doyon was a part, and it affected Santa Cruz servers for just 30 minutes. The government alleged a few thousand dollars in damages for investigation and remediation, clearing threshold of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and making the DDoS a federal crime.

Helped by his pro-bono attorney, Jay Leiderman,[2] Doyon jumped bail in February 2012 and fled across the border into Canada.[3] [4] He spent around seven years issuing press releases, hanging out on Twitter, and writing a self-published memoir, talking to journalists and appearing in documentaries.[5]

Second arrest

On June 11, 2021, several armed, uniformed, Mexican men identifying themselves as DEA agents attempted to gain entry to the community where Doyon lived in Mexico City, Mexico but were turned away. They returned dressed as civilians, with representatives from the US Embassy, scaled the walls of the compound and took Doyon away in the early evening. This was confirmed by a press release from the US Attorney for the Northern District of California, where Doyon was imprisoned, though no details were provided.[6] [7]

In 2022 Doyon pled guilty to his 2011 charges.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-09-23 . Feds: Homeless hacker 'Commander X' arrested . 2023-05-23 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US . 2023-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520014340/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-homeless-hacker-commander-x-arrested/ . live .
  2. Web site: Allnutt . Luke . 2012-10-03 . Hacktivist's Advocate: Meet the Lawyer Who Defends Anonymous . 2023-05-23 . The Atlantic . en . 2023-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521040818/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/hacktivists-advocate-meet-the-lawyer-who-defends-anonymous/263202/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2011-10-02 . Man accused of hacking into county computers speaks in Santa Cruz; Commander X of Anonymous says he"s innocent . 2023-05-23 . Santa Cruz Sentinel . en-US . 2017-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000244/http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20111002/man-accused-of-hacking-into-county-computers-speaks-in-santa-cruz-commander-x-of-anonymous-says-hes-innocent . live .
  4. Web site: Anon on the run: How Commander X jumped bail and fled to Canada. Nate. Anderson. December 11, 2012. Ars Technica. May 18, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518032256/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/anon-on-the-run-how-commander-x-jumped-bai/. live.
  5. Web site: McGuire . Patrick . 2016-11-01 . Commander X, a Fugitive Homeless Hacker, Has a New Book About Hacking on the Run . 2023-05-23 . Vice . en . 2023-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523002715/https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xabwp/commander-x-homeless-hacker-turned-fugitive-just-published-the-definitive-boo . live .
  6. Web site: 2021-06-15 . Former Mountain View Resident Christopher Doyon Apprehended In Mexico And Returned To The United States . 2023-05-23 . United States Department of Justice . en . 2023-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230520201203/https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-mountain-view-resident-christopher-doyon-apprehended-mexico-and-returned-united . live .
  7. Web site: Ten-year hacktivist fugitive Commander X arrested in Mexico. Nate. Anderson. June 16, 2021. Ars Technica. May 18, 2023. May 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518031730/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/06/ddos-fugitive-commander-x-arrested-in-mexico-extradited-to-us/. live.
  8. Web site: 2022-03-31 . Activist hacker ‘Commander X’ pleads guilty to federal charges for shutting down Santa Cruz County’s website . live . http://web.archive.org/web/20220331113432/https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/03/31/activist-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-federal-charges/ . 2022-03-31 . 2023-12-23 . The Mercury News . en-US.

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