Source: Yahoo
A 16-year-old computer hacker accused of paralyzing Web sites of CNN, Yahoo! and Amazon.com (news - web sites) was released on bail Tuesday after promising the judge he would keep an undisclosed full-time job. |
The suspect, who cannot be named under Canadian law but is known by his computer nickname Mafiaboy, had been out on bail until police arrested him again on Dec. 1 for violating conditions set by the court.
He has pleaded innocent to more than 60 counts of computer hacking and mischief for allegedly crippling the sites by bombarding them with thousands of simultaneous messages, preventing legitimate users from getting through. Prosecutors also allege he broke into several computers, mostly at U.S. universities, and used them to launch the attacks.
If convicted, he could spend up to two years in a juvenile detention center. An adult convicted of the same charges would face up to 10 years in prison.
After his initial arrest in April, the youth was allowed to live at home under strict conditions that included staying away from computers, attending school and keeping out of trouble.
I'm really interested what kind of job they gave him...
