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Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online
Kitchener-based hacker Alexander “Connor” Moucka was unmasked after making threats against a woman on the messaging app Telegram.
When the accused Kitchener-based hacker known online as “Waifu” threatened a woman on the messaging app Telegram, it was the beginning of his downfall.
‘Waifu” had been bragging about his criminal exploits in open groups on Telegram. But when he threatened Allison Nixon, the chief research officer at the U.S. cybersecurity firm Unit221B, his days were numbered.
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Nixon is the co-owner of the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm named after the home address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, and when she saw the violent threats against her, Nixon tasked one of her researchers to uncover his real identity.
After making a critical mistake in what cybersecurity types call “operational security,” a member of Nixon’s team was able to follow the digital bread crumb on the internet, the dark web and messaging apps to reveal “Waifu’s” real identity.
She did not want to talk about how Unit221B did that, saying hackers learn from the mistakes of other cybercriminals, making it more difficult to catch them in the future.
It was not easy and took several months, she said. “Waifu” is associated with a subculture of cybercriminals that includes thousands of creative hackers deploying sophisticated ways to steal data and extort money from their victims, she said.
But Unit221B and Mandiant, the cybersecurity company owned by Google, found out who he was and passed the information to law enforcement.