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DraftKings hit by account takeover attack

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The DraftKings customer-account compromise exposed 60,000 accounts through credential stuffing and enabled theft from affected users. Attackers added payment methods under their control to 1,600 accounts, turning account access into direct financial fraud. DraftKings later said 67,995 customer accounts were compromised, indicating the intrusion was broader than the initial disclosure. The incident shows how reused passwords can turn a single-platform login attack into large-scale account takeover and loss.

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Kamerin Stokes sentenced for DraftKings account-selling scheme

Law Enforcement
H score39 First: 17.04.2026 10:10 Last: 17.04.2026 10:10 Sources 1

How related: Joseph Garrison received an 18-month imprisonment sentence in January 2024, while Kamerin Stokes received a 30-month sentence in April 2026.

About this happening: **Kamerin Stokes** was **sentenced to 30 months in prison** for selling access to **tens of thousands of hacked DraftKings accounts**, closing a federal **cybercrime** case that a...

DraftKings hit by network compromise

Incident
H score35 First: 17.04.2026 10:10 Last: 17.04.2026 10:10 Sources 1

About this happening: **DraftKings** suffered a **credential-stuffing account compromise** that exposed nearly **68,000 accounts** and enabled theft from roughly **1,600 accounts**. Attackers reused cr...

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Campaign
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November 2022 betting-website credential-stuffing campaign

Campaign
H score42 First: 15.12.2025 18:45 Last: 15.12.2025 18:45 Sources 1

How related: In November 2022, DraftKings disclosed that hackers accessed customer accounts through credential stuffing attacks that exploited weak passwords or reused login credentials.

About this happening: The **November 2022 credential-stuffing campaign** against a **betting platform** compromised **more than 60,000 accounts** and drove about **$600,000** in theft from affected cus...

Latest development: 25.06.2026 00:55

Nathan Austad, aka "Snoopy," was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in the DraftKings credential-stuffing campaign tied to the November 2022 account takeover. He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and admitted that he and co-conspirators compromised 60,000 DraftKings user accounts, added payment methods to 1,600 accounts, and stole $600,000.

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Campaign
H score21 First: 19.11.2025 14:13 Last: 19.11.2025 14:13 Sources 1

About this happening: A **multi-victim social-engineering campaign** that compromised **cryptocurrency accounts** has now been tied to guilty pleas, underscoring the scale of the theft operation and th...

Timeline

  1. 25.06.2026 00:55 2 articles · 1h ago

    DraftKings hit by account takeover attack

    Initial Disclosure

    In **November 2022**, attackers used reused credentials to access DraftKings customer accounts. They then added payment methods to compromised profiles and stole money from affected users.

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