Who is mafiaboy? What crime did he commit?
Michael Calce also known in world of Hacking is “MafiaBoy”. MafiaBoy was born in Quebec. At the age of 12 he was a respected hacker. at the age of 15 he made the attack. the name of the attack is denial of service attack. The denial of service attack. It is an simultaneous request over a website forcing it to shutdown. He is well known for attacking profitable website like Yahoo.com, Amazon.com, Dell, Inc.,Ebay, and cnn.
https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/02/07/384567322/meet-mafiaboy-the-bratty-kid-who-took-down-the-internet; https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/it-security-faces-huge-challenge-says-hacker-mafiaboy-1.3046238
How did Mafiaboy performed the attack?
Mafiaboy performed the denial of service attack just by hacking and controlling a handful of universities computer and making perform a request hat the same time in certain website. When the website was overloaded with request. The website shutdown.
https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/02/07/384567322/meet-mafiaboy-the-bratty-kid-who-took-down-the-internet; https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/former-teen-hacker-mafiaboy-was-hunted-by-the-fbi-but-now-fights-cyber-crime/news-story/7f322b8403d023d5c7de662fd14072fb?nk=8d4152b45b37fedb6dec797e28d84757-1544959580
Who is Onel de Guzman? What crime did he commit?
Onel de Guzman is a undergraduate of AMA computer college. He was responsible in spreading the virus after it was rejected by his professor due to ethical issues.
https://www.soldierx.com/hdb/Onel-de-Guzman
How did ILoveYou virus spread throughout the world? How much was the damage?
The ILoveYou virus spread throughout the world thru email with subject line “I love you”. Because of people are longing for love they did not suspect that it was a virus and opened it then the vbs script was activated. Receiver who opened it instantly felt the effect of ILoveyou virus because it overwrites the files of the victim’s sometimes hiding them.
https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/ILOVEYOU-virus
Who is the suspect behind hacking the COMELEC website in 2016?
Paul Biteng is a 23 year old fresh graduate of information technology who hack the comelec website. He was known in the hacker community as PhantomHacker Khalifa.
What was the reason behind hacking?(from the question above)
The reason why they hack the comelec website is that they want to send a message that they want comelec’s website security to be tighter.
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/780822/comelec-hacker-arrested-asks-nbi-chief-for-a-selfie; https://www.rappler.com/nation/politics/elections/2016/130252-suspected-hacker-comelec-website-nabbed
What are the possible and most dangerous effects of Computer Viruses
in computer systems and websites?
The possible and most dangerous effects of computer viruses are first it can steal sensitive data which can be used in crimes like blackmail and ransom. It can cause a massive shutdown on major infrastructure responsible in economy.
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/list-of-the-effects-of-computer-viruses ; https://www.redsocks.eu/news/ransomware-wannacry/
What is the difference between a hacker and a cracker?
The difference between a hacker and a cracker is that hacker is the one that is really into computer hardware and software tweaks like changing the values of the registry of the operating system or simply just customizing the operating system to best suit their usage. while the crackers are the one who is responsible for making a crack software or in other words they make a premium software to be free for all to use.
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=30048 : https://digilife.space/de/?q=Wikipedia+Hacker+y+Cracker&s=za14
Differentiate computer virus from a worm?
The difference between a computer virus and a worm is that a virus needs a executable program to run while worms are not dependent on any software to replicate and run on computer. The computer that is connected on the network that is infected can be infected to.
https://carwad.net/computer-worms-animation ; https://techdifferences.com/difference-between-virus-and-worms.html
How can a system or website be protected against computer malware and hacking?
There are many ways to make the system or website can be protected against computer malware and hacking, a few of the tips are commonly done by most computer users. First is installing a reputable antivirus, antimalware, antispyware and update it constantly depending on the availability of the updates available by the security provider. Reputable antivirus because they are updated with the latest threats and easily reponsed to a new threat. Second is be cautious in opening emails from unknown source or visiting unfamiliar sites.
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