www.cbc.ca In 2000, a hacker made history – when big-time websites like CNN, Yahoo, Amazon and eBay ground to a halt. Just a harmless prank, right? Think again. Reports at the time claimed it cost the companies more than a billion dollars, and panic set in. In the days after the web attacks President Bill Clinton held a special cyber security summit at the White House. And the FBI and the RCMP were on the case. In the end, the Mounties got their man, only he wasn’t quite a man yet. He turned out to be a 15 year old kid from Montreal who goes by the handle “mafiaboy.” When the dust cleared, he ended up serving 8 months in a youth detention centre, plus a year’s probation. Mafiaboy’s real name is Michael Calce and to date, he’s never told his story – how he did it and why. He’s turned down every interview request since his arrest – until now.
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@FusionStream agreed
@Aj0lx yes he is DOSing and he is making zombies on computer (hes hacking other computer) into a zombie to help DOSing yahoo,and hes a hacker
and hes also a skid and yes hes also a worthless piece of shit
@Anggiclassicerz He’s neither, all he used was a program to lagg them out. Everyone knows hes a worthless piece of shit.
@Aj0lx hacker
hes not cracking anything dude -_-
@Anggiclassicerz Cracker.
@skate4life0101 No way!! I didn’t know that…. Dude, everyone who saw this video knows that.
@DJRexim He actually works for a securaty company now, he works against hackers
If you pause around 1:23 the text written on that web page is something about satanists lol
@FusionStream Wow caught me on my spelling must be a real e-badass
@gwarfanatik Learn to spell, then comment back and read up on punctuation while you’re at it.
@DJRexim yea thanks for that. you can learn this stuff and in bit maybe you can hack too. but first, (no offense) ur a script kiddie so you should use automated programs such as cheatengine, my virus maker,. Im not intending any offense. thats how I started. eventually I got the hang of things and made my own virus maker for poeple.I might be able to help you if you contact me.
@DeathM9 I looked you up… I’m interested in what you can do.
I’m gonna sound like a noob now, but where could I learn this shit? I know enough to do my own little hacks, but I need to step up. DELmE, if you really are him, send me a message sometime….
oh and 1 more thing this “mafiaboy” is a retard he opens up “My Documents” and says he is hacking into the system with Symantec and Norton breathing down his neck. Stephen Harper (also a retard) can kick his ass easily.
@DJRexim dude black hat is the closest thing you can get to me. I’m an Elite fools. btw the name is DELmE. eva heard of me? probably have ive done all sorts of shit
fbi doesnt have the permission to come here ,by law.
hes actually funny
@12112vw Hacker.
Cracker.
@FusionStream Rofl your an idiot go bring down Yahoo then comment back.
lol the place where he threw the hard drive is where i live
I love how he’s so chill about it haha
@joeyskater21
You know, huh? You’re clean? Or still black-hat?
haha youve heard or you know…. anywayss…. i know… and havent heard ;P
he’s a /b/tard for sure
I wonder if this guy is still totally clean… It’s hard to let go of the thrill of hacking, or so I’ve heard.