Canadian hacker faces fresh charges

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://www.techserver.com/noframes/story/0,2294,500212784-500299842-501653573-0,00.html

Agence France-Presse

MONTREAL (June 6, 2000 8:30 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - New
charges are to be brought against the 15-year-old computer hacker
known by the pseudonym "Mafiaboy," arrested for attacks on
high-profile Internet sites, Canada's crown prosecutor said Tuesday.

The juvenile, who under Canadian law cannot be identified because he
is underage, has been charged so far only with the February attack
against the main CNN Web site and some 1,200 other sites hosted by
CNN.

Crown Prosecutor Louis Miville-Deschenes said Tuesday other charges
would now be brought against the youth, which would be "of the same
type, concerning attacks against other sites."

Attacks were also carried out against major Websites including Yahoo!,
Amazon.com, Buy.com, eBay, Excite and E-Trade, which may have caused
hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.


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