19 Facts About TeaMp0isoN

1.

TeaMp0isoN was a computer security research group consisting of 3 to 5 core members.

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2.

TeaMp0isoN disbanded in 2012 following the arrests of some of its core members, "TriCk", and "MLT".

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3.

TeaMp0isoN released several documents pertaining to the English Defence League, leaking information which included personal details of several high-ranking EDL members.

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4.

TeaMp0isoN defaced the official BlackBerry blog as a response to Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, promising to co-operate with the United Kingdom police and government.

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5.

In July 2011, TeaMp0isoN released eight Court Cases against Sarah Palin, claiming they had intentions to do the same with Barack Obama.

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6.

On 8 August 2011, TeaMp0isoN released the hashed administrator passwords for a website hosted under NASA's domain, after using a public vulnerability.

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7.

In November 2011, TeaMp0isoN released a list of email addresses and passwords that were reportedly obtained via an SQL injection vulnerability in the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.

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8.

In December 2011, TeaMp0isoN leaked the account data of 13 million South Korean online game subscribers.

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On 3 April 2012, TeaMp0isoN gained access to a NATO web server, before leaking data obtained from the server and defacing the index page of the site.

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10.

TeaMp0isoN joined forces with the hacker collective Anonymous to announce OpCensorThis, an operation intended to protest against censorship.

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11.

TeaMp0isoN then went on to deface several sites in support of OpCensorThis, the most significant being the United Nations Development Programme, and the British tabloid newspaper, the Daily Mail.

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12.

TeaMp0isoN went on to publish the credit card details and passport scans of well-known rapper Sean Combs.

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13.

TeaMp0isoN then used his credit card to donate money to charity and to order pizzas for those who requested via Twitter.

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14.

In November 2011, TeaMp0isoN released more than 128 usernames and login details, which they say were obtained from the United Nations Development Programme.

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15.

TeaMp0isoN disputed this statement, releasing server logs and other evidence to suggest that the server was still in fact actively being used by the United Nations.

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16.

In 2015, TeaMp0isoN returned and no longer appear to be committing any illegal activities.

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17.

TeaMp0isoN has released several zero-day exploits, including one that affected the memorial sites of Malcolm X and Marilyn Monroe, and one that affected a commonly-used WordPress plugin used by a large number of websites.

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18.

Also at this time, TeaMp0isoN identified a zero-day SQL Injection vulnerability, resulting in many sites being compromised, including Crime Stoppers in Waterloo, Ontario, Peel and other Canadian cities and districts.

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19.

TeaMp0isoN fled the UK while on police bail and reportedly joined ISIL.

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