Mafiaboy: The 15-Year-Old Who Took Down The Internet

In February 2000, a 15-year-old Canadian hacker named Michael Calce, better known online as Mafiaboy, launched a series of massive DDoS attacks that knocked some of the biggest websites in the world offline - including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, CNN, Dell, and E*TRADE. The attacks, known as Project Rivolta, exposed just how fragile the early internet really was and forced companies, governments, and security experts to rethink online security. Years later, Calce would leave hacking behind and become a cybersecurity consultant, warning businesses about the same kinds of threats he once helped make famous. This is the story of how one teenager sent shockwaves through the dot-com era - and changed the way the world thinks about cyberattacks. #MichaelCalce #Mafiaboy #Cybersecurity #HackingHistory #DDoS #InternetHistory