Michael Calce[edit]
Main article: Mafiaboy
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. Calce initially denied responsibility but later pled guilty to most of the charges brought against him.[13] 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 laws.[14] 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.[15]