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Mafiaboy pleads guilty

The Montreal youth accused in a series of denial-of-service attacks on high-profile Web sites last year has pleaded guilty to 55 charges of mischief. Known as "Mafiaboy," the 16-year-old faced 66 charges for attacks on Yahoo, CNN, eBay and others.
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The Montreal youth accused in a series of denial-of-service attacks on high-profile Web sites last year has pleaded guilty to 55 charges of mischief. Known as "Mafiaboy," the 16-year-old faced 66 charges for attacks on Yahoo, CNN, eBay and others. He faces a maximum two-year prison sentence. Full story (in French). --ZDNet France

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