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title: "Video: Inside the Mind of Notorious DDoS Hacker 'Mafia Boy' "
description: Michael 'Mafia Boy' Calce is one of the world's most notorious DDoS hackers. A new documentary takes us inside the mind of a hacker.
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# [Video: Inside the Mind of Notorious DDoS Hacker 'Mafia Boy' ](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/video-inside-the-mind-of-hacker)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Mon | Sep 4, 2017 | 11:40 AM Z

He is one of the world's most notorious DDoS hackers.

Although he's a White hat now, Michael "Mafia Boy" Calce has a fascinating story to share with the InfoSec community.

As a teenager, he brought down sites like ETrade, Yahoo and CNN.

Now 'Mafia Boy' stars in a new cybersecurity documentary that takes all of us inside the mind of a hacker:

 

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