Hacker Cripples Major Web Sites and Reveals Internet Vulnerability
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Computers, Computer Science
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: California, Quebec
- Date: February 7, 2000
Article abstract: Spurious computer signals generated by a hacker known as “mafiaboy” clogged the network connections to Yahoo! and other commercial Internet sites, making it impossible for legitimate users to log on.
The Coming of the Script Kiddies
February 7, 2000, marked a disturbing new chapter in the history of computer security, with the disruption of a number of important commercial Internet sites by a hacker. Web surfers visiting such important sites as Yahoo!, CNN.com, eBay, and Amazon.com were unable to complete their connections,...
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