In 2000, hacker called "Mafiaboy" took down eBay, Amazon, Yahoo!, and a bunch of other high profile sites.This was the first major "Denial of Service" attack, which was used to blackmail victims.
He was 15 years old at the time, was caught, and was ultimately sentenced to 8 months of "Open Custody" and a year of probation. Canada's (ahem) lax computer crime laws and general wussy attitude were a big part of the lack of real punishment.
Well, Mafiaboy has his memoir out, titled
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