[throwaway5752]

I quote:

"Years ago when DDoS tools were being distributed on 4chan I fixed a bug in one of them and redistributed it there"

"if they actually used it as part of a DDoS"

You are incorrect, they said it was a DDoS tool. You are incorrect about "merely having the thought", it required executing an attack. FAFO. Again, this is part of the personal evolution of tons of security professionals who longer do juvenile stupid shit. Or at least learned how to do so in a hardened sandbox vm.