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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. 7 years ago one plane flew into the Pentagon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    When you put it in perspective, Mafiaboy's exploits are pretty minor compared to the damage wrought by the reaction to the terrorism of 9/11.

  2. Yuo 7ail 1t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    project fAces a set for a li7ing got by BSDI who sell