This post is part of an extended interview conducted by DataBreaches.net and CyberWarNews.info with the hacker formerly known as “GhostShell.” Q: How did your hacktivism start? I created the AnonOpsRomania account on the 1st of January [2012] after realising that it didn’t exist in the public eye. Mind you, this was at a time when…
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GhostShell, On the Record – The Extended Interview
“When it’s the middle of the night and you realise you’ve just been attacking and mapping entire cyber continents the only thought left in your head is “Who even cares anymore?” — Razvan Eugen Gheorghe, formerly known as “GhostShell” Over the past two weeks, DataBreaches.net and CyberWarNews.info had the opportunity to explore a number of topics…
Staminus Breach: Just How Bad Is It?
RiskBasedSecurity has analyzed the available data dump and boy, this breach was bad, involving their full source code on top of everything else. Read RBS’s analysis here.
BREAKING: FBI raids former sheriff’s deputy over hack, data dump on PBSOTalk.com (Update 1)
Last week, DataBreaches.net broke the story of how some south Florida agencies’ databases were still accessible to a Russian known online as “BadVolf” (or “BadWolf”). BadVolf, a self-identified friend of Mark Dougan, claims to have previously hacked and dumped thousands of confidential records of judges, police officers, and other law enforcement officials in retaliation for how the Palm…
GhostShell, the morning after
So after yesterday’s story about GhostShell doxing himself publicly through his interviews with us (which he then shared a bit of with other news outlets), I asked GhostShell this morning how he was doing and feeling. He answered with this: This is definitely a unique experience for me. A bit scary but at the same…
Taking pity on law enforcement, Romanian hacker “GhostShell” doxes himself
What does a prolific Romanian hacker have to do to get arrested in Romania? And why would the 24-year old hacker known as GhostShell be willing to risk arrest by doxing himself? In a wide-ranging interview with DataBreaches.net and CyberWarNews.info, GhostShell discussed hacking, the scene, and the reasons for his unexpected decision to dox himself. This article by DataBreaches.net and…