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Mafiaboy appears in Quebec court to set trial date on hacker charges 6/7 He is scheduled to return to court Aug. 3 |
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Canadian hacker faces fresh charges 6/7 New charges are to be brought against Mafiaboy |
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Beef up e-patrols of wild, wild Web 4/29 The writer of this article, Diane Francis, is completely clueless. Read this, you'll get a good laugh out of it, and if you have time email her and tell her to do RESEARCH before writing an article in the future. |
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Another political cartoon. This one is from syndicam.com. Click here for a larger version |
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According to USA Today "Mafiaboy" lives in a large house next to 'Club De Golf St. Raphael'. Click the map for a larger version. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any residents in the area with the name "Calce". |
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Young and unidentifiable 4/27 |
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Finally, an arrest But how much damage do cyberattacks cause? May Issue |
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Inside the world of 'Mafiaboy' May Issue VetesGirl's website that is mentioned in this article is located at http://self-evident.com/sploits.html. (Vulgar Language) |
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The Toronto Star ran this political cartoon April 23. Click the picture for a larger version. |
Yes, that's right folks. I have been threatened with a lawsuit for libel by a supposed relative of Michael Lyle who claims he is a personal injury attorney. You can read his e-mail message here.
gullible adj 1: easily deceived or tricked ; synonymous with Michael Lyle
Michael Lyle is considered to be a computer security expert....
He is cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of Recourse Technologies in sunny Palo Alto California, which sells anti-hacker software programs. Also, he used to work for Exodus Communications whom experienced an embarrassing hacker break-in while he was employed there, and admits that he himself used to be a hacker. He goes by the nickname Icee on IRC.
He told ABC he had communicated with Mafiaboy on IRC, and the 15-year-old said he had attacked not only CNN.com but also E+Trade. Their is now definitive proof that he was NOT talking with whom he believed was mafiaboy.
Mafiaboy is a 15 year old Canadian.
He was arrested on April 15 and charged with “two counts of mischief to data” for the attack that jammed up to 1,200 CNN-hosted Web sites for four hours Feb. 8.
This website documents the extreme carelessness Michael Lyle showed in his "investigation" of the DDoS attacks that recently plagued CNN, Yahoo, Amazon, and E-trade. He is quoted in multiple news articles saying that he had conversations on IRC with "mafiaboy", who he claims admitted to the attacks on CNN and E-trade. The methods he used to ascertain that this was the the real "mafiaboy" or if "mafiaboy" actually launched any of these attacks were extremely inefficient. This website contains concrete proof(from 2600.com) that on at least one occasion he was not talking to who he believed was mafiaboy. He later cited information from that same conversation in an interview with ABC. The General Public should not be constantly under these misconceptions the media is providing. Upon reading the IRC logs from 2600.com you will certainly question how gullible Michael Lyle is. Maybe he was just to focused on the fact of catching the perpetrator of these "hacker" crimes, so he could claim fame to himself and his company Recourse Technologies.... and get rich in the process.
Below you will find links to various information on this story, including the logs that prove Michael Lyle was deceived, and therefore he submitted to the FBI incorrect information.
Is Mafiaboy real or a creation of the media? 04/20/00
This is the link to the IRC logs which show Michael's conversation with whom he believed was mafiaboy. Icee is Michael Lyle, while "[mafiaboy]" is someone from 2600 staff posing as him. This is an extremely hilarious conversation when you take into the fact that this is all a joke played on the "security expert" Michael Lyle.
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WOW! They have a great article here with a complete analysis of the 2600 logged session . Be sure to read this. |
Older Stories
USA Today's Interactive timeline of the Mafiaboy story.
Internet-attack suspect wasn't 'technically competent at all' 4/24
Hacker's friends may be suspects, too 4/21
Probe of Hacker Nets a Second Suspect: His Father 4/21
Hackers deride Mafiaboy as 'stupid kid' for attacks on Web sites 4/20
Expert: 'Mafiaboy' Begged for Hacking Tips 4/20
The Challenge of Fighting Cybercrime 4/20
Janet Reno licks chops over Mafiaboy arrest 4/20
Mafiaboy Reaction: 'Yeah, Right' 4/19
Canadian Teen Charged in Web Blitz 4/19
Canada Arrests 'Mafiaboy' Hacker, Aged 15 4/19
Canadian Arrest Made in February Web Attacks 4/19
Reno Says 'Mafiaboy' Hacker Must Face Punishment 4/19
‘Mafiaboy’ Suspected 2/16 This is pretty old.. but has some of the initial info.
I have absolutely no idea whether or not mafiaboy is the same person as the Canadian teen arrested or if mafiaboy is even the individual responsible for the crimes. I have never conversed with anyone named mafiaboy and have no idea who he/she is.
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