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Yahoo Hacker 'Mafiaboy' Eight Years On

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the cashing-in-on-your-crimes dept.

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."

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  1. Re:7 years ago two planes flew into the Twin Tower by physicsphairy · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    We can maintain generality by assuming that Hitler caused 9/11.

    What's "Osama" hiding underneath that beard, anyway?

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  2. Re:"Yahooo"? Spellcheck, Taco. by not+already+in+use · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Phonetic spelling of the jingle, douche!

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  3. I'd love to give a commencement address... by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I was always a nice guy, and used my intellectual superpowers for the greater good.

    What a sucker I was. I should have turned to crime, taken my lumps, and then profited from tales of my crimes.

    Remember, boys and girls, everything your parents and teachers tell you about good behavior is wrong.

    The good guys watch their retirement investments get raped bloody.

    The bullies and bad guys get pardoned and bailed out with golden parachutes.

    Welcome to the steaming mountain of rat shit we call civilization, kiddo.