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Michael Calce

Michael Demon Calce (born 1984, also known as Mafiaboy) is a security expert and former computer hacker from Île Bizard, Quebec, who launched a series of highly publicized denial-of-service attacks in February 2000 against large commercial websites, including Yahoo!, Fifa.com, Amazon.com, Dell, Inc., E*TRADE, eBay, and CNN. He also launched a series of…

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Known for
DDoS attacks
Born
1984 (age 41–42) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupations
Computer expert, Hacker
Other name
Mafiaboy

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Michael Calce → 1984 (age 41–42) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Michael CalceOccupationsComputer expert, Hacker1.00infobox
Michael CalceOther nameMafiaboy1.00infobox

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