Yahoo Hacker 'Mafiaboy' Eight Years On 183
An anonymous reader writes "Eight years ago Mafiaboy (Michael Calce) knocked Yahoo offline. Today he he works as a legitimate security consultant and has just published a book documenting his criminal career and offering advice on how people can protect themselves from people like him on the Internet."
Re:But i thought... (Score:4, Informative)
It might be flamebait, but it is true. This guy is Canadian, living in Canada. US Federal law ? What about it?
As to whether he has such a gap in judgement, he was 15 at the time of the hack. Who does not have gaps of judgement at that age?
Re:But i thought... (Score:2, Informative)
Common misconception.
1. Most laws regarding this are state laws.
2. Reading from wikipedia, most of these laws don't hold up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_sam_laws [wikipedia.org]
Re:But i thought... (Score:2, Informative)
If one has that large of a gap in judgement.. ...When he was 15. Everyone does crazy stuff when they are 15. I know I did. Didn't you?
No.
Re:But i thought... (Score:4, Informative)
There are two types of people: people who did crazy shit when they were 15 and
FUCKING LIARS!!
Start of the script kiddy revolution (Score:5, Informative)
It should be noted by those of us who still vividly remember, that Mafiaboy and YTcracker were relatively skill-less script kiddies, not hackers. Back then, at least.
Re:But i thought... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:But i thought... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:But i thought... (Score:1, Informative)
BY ALL MEANS, LET US PROSECUTE THEM DAMNED CANUCKISTANIS!!!
Why do so many Americans have trouble understanding that "US law" != "world law"? I live here, and most of the folks walking around here aren't so profoundly retarded, are there enclaves of profound idiots somewhere to bring the average down??
Re:Script kiddie (Score:2, Informative)