‘Mafiaboy’ says he was only testing security

CBC News reports: “The Montreal teen who crippled five major
Web sites last year says he did it to test the companies’
security systems, a youth court heard on Tuesday.

While the 16-year-old didn’t testify at the hearing, both
Crown and defence attorneys referred to a pre-sentence
report in which the youth, known as Mafiaboy, stated his
motive was public service “