Sony Exec to Guilty Lizard Squad Hacker: ‘I’m Coming for You’

A member of the Lizard Squad, a hacker collective that hacked into the Xbox Live and PlayStation Network last year, was found guilty by a court in Finland.

Despite the court's ruling, the 17-year old member will not receive a prison sentence, according to Finnish news site Kaleva via NDTV.

In December of 2014, the Lizard Squad conducted a series of DDoS attacks on the major game streaming service sites PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The cyber attacks prevented thousands of gamers from accessing their accounts and caused a massive information-theft scare.

Aside from hacking into the sites, the group also executed a bomb threat on the plane of John Smedley, the CEO of Sony Mobile Entertainment, which is now known as Daybreak. The prank caused authorities to ground Smedley's plane for security and safety reasons.

Due to the incidents, the FBI got involved in the investigation and was able to track down Lizard Squad member and spokesperson Julius "zeekill" Kivimaki, a teen from Finland.

Despite carrying out the crimes against American citizens and companies, Finnish law prevented the teen from being prosecuted in the U.S. In addition, being a Finnish citizen, Kivimaki has the right to refuse extradition, Ars Technica reported.

Due to the country's laws, the suspect did not receive a jail sentence despite being found guilty of 50,700 charges. Instead, he will only spend a two-year suspended prison sentence. During that period, his online activity will be monitored by Finnish authorities.

After the court ruling was announced, the Lizard Squad boasted that its members have "free passes" that will protect them from facing serious jail time because of their crimes.

The light punishment on the hacker caused an uproar among the victims of Lizard Squad. This includes Smedley, who was targeted personally by the group.

Speaking through his Twitter account, the Daybreak executive voiced his dissatisfaction with the court's ruling and his anger towards the Lizard Squad and its convicted member.

"The FBI nailed this guy literally immediately," Smedley tweeted. "It took the Finnish government a long time to catch up."

"I also got to listen to the entire conversation between him and American Airlines the day he called in the bomb threat," he added. "His parents need to be held accountable for his actions in addition to his going to jail. So I'm coming for you Julius."