Category: Denial of Service (DOS)

Robert Tappan Morris – The Morris Worm

Born: November 8, 1965, Massachusetts

Robert Tappan Morris is the son of Robert and Anne Morris and was raised in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. His father was a famous mathematican and computer scientist, who both worked at Bell Labs and later on became the chief scientist of the NSA’s … Read More >>

Michael Calce aka Mafiaboy

Michael Calce known as “Mafiaboy,” was born in 1984 and grew up in West Island, Quebec a suburb of Montreal. He now describes himself growing up as a “bratty kid” from a divorced family who needed to be “preoccupied.”  He was given his first computer at 6 years old for … Read More >>