Exposed.su
Type of site | Dox hoster |
|---|---|
| URL | exposed |
| Current status | Down |
Exposed.su was a website run by Russian hackers focused on the listing of personal information of celebrities, and other high-profile figures.[1] Among the high-profile victims include Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kim Kardashian, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Beyonce and Robert Mueller. The "doxed" documents, which are hosted on the website, include Social Security numbers, credit histories, loan documents and mortgage information of the individuals.[1][2][3][4][5]
The credit history information appears to have been obtained through the hacking of 3 US credit history databases, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, by the hacker CosmoTheGod.[6][7]
In April 2013 Brian Krebs linked his swatting incident to the coverage of this site.[8][9]
In 2017, a teenager named Eric Taylor, also known by his hacker handle CosmoTheGod,[10] was sentenced to 36 months by United States District Court for the District of Columbia on charges of cybercrime with regards to a conspiracy that resulted in the disclosure of personal information of Trump, John Brennan, Obama, among others on the website.[7][11] Previously in 2016, a New Yorker named Mir Islam was also arrested by the federal agents for posting CIA director John Brennan's confidential information to Exposed.su and "swatting" 50 people including Michelle Obama and Robert Mueller.[4]
The site was shut down in March 2013 before jumping to other domains[12] and has since been mirrored on a Tor hidden service.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Berman, Taylor (12 March 2013). "Obama, Clinton, Biden, Jay-Z Doxxed: 'Hackers' Snag Financial Records, Socials, Credit Reports". Gawker. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "ID thieves "dox" Joe Biden, Jay-Z, Michelle Obama, and dozens more". Ars Technica. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Flock, Elizabeth (11 March 2013). "Supposed Hacking of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton's Personal Information Looks More Like a Hoax". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Hacker gets two years in jail for celebrity 'swatting'". BBC. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Kelley, Michael B (11 March 2013). "Hacker leaks sensitive information of top government officials and celebrities". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Adams Otis, Ginger (16 March 2013). "Hackers shut down celebrity site that revealed financial account details of Jay-Z, Beyonce, Ashton Kutcher and more". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Eric Taylor, teenage hacker, sentenced after targeting Trump, Obama in 2013". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Krebs, Brian (17 April 2013). "SWATting Incidents Tied to ID Theft Sites?". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Krebs, Brian (13 March 2013). "Credit Reports Sold for Cheap in the Underweb". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Schlesinger, Jennifer; Day, Andrea. "A formal hacker revels what he's learned about cybersecurity". CNBC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Biggs, John (25 January 2018). "Ex-hacker Eric Tylor is working to help manage data centers". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ J. Schwartz, Mathew (4 April 2013). "Exposed Website Reboots, Reveals Celeb Credit Reports". Retrieved 31 August 2015.