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===Michael Calce===
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Calce, a.k.a. [[MafiaBoy]], a high school student from [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], was arrested in 2000 for using downloaded tools to launch a series of highly publicized denial-of-service attacks against high-profile Web sites such as [[Yahoo!]], [[Dell]], [[eBay]], and [[CNN]]. The financial impact was estimated at roughly $1.2 billion in global economic damages. Calce initially denied responsibility but later pled guilty to most of the charges brought against him.<ref>{{Citation|newspaper=[[Wired magazine]] |first=Tony |last=Long |title=February 7, 2000: Mafiaboy's Moment|date=February 7, 2007 |url=http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/02/72573|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref> His lawyer insisted his client had only run unsupervised tests to help design an improved firewall, whereas trial records indicated the youth showed no remorse and had expressed a desire to move to [[Italy]] for its lax [[Computer crime#Applicable laws|computer crime laws]].<ref>{{Citation|newspaper=[[Wired magazine]]|title=Prison Urged for Mafiaboy|date=June 20, 2001|url=http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/06/44673|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref> The Montreal Youth Court sentenced him on September 12, 2001 to eight months of "open custody," one year of probation, restricted use of the Internet, and a small fine.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]|title=FBI Facts and Figure 2003 - Cyber Attacks Net Jam |url=http://www.fbi.gov/libref/factsfigure/factsfiguresapri2003.htm#cybercrimes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20031210215217/http://www.fbi.gov/libref/factsfigure/factsfiguresapri2003.htm#cybercrimes |archivedate=2003-12-10|accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref>
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