Person
person:victor
Also: @0xDUDE
Security researcher focused on vulnerability discovery and responsible disclosure.
Security researcher focused on vulnerability discovery and responsible disclosure.
“My name is Victor. I’m a security researcher.”
Vulnerability researcher known for extensive responsible-disclosure work and for founding or leading vulnerability-disclosure organisations.
“We’re talking with Victor and I’m fascinated with his work.”
“He’s known on Twitter as @0xDUDE”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | The Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers | Explicit | 87 |
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | USES | responsible disclosure | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | USES | Internet-wide vulnerability scanning | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | USES | UNIX terminal | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | Dutch government | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | GDI Foundation | Derived | 88 |
| outgoing | USES | Shodan | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | USES | default credentials | Explicit | 88 |
| outgoing | MEMBER_OF | Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure | Explicit | 88 |
| incoming | DEVELOPED_BY | GDI Foundation | Explicit | 88 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | 2020 Trump Twitter account access | Explicit | 88 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | 2016 Trump Twitter account access | Explicit | 88 |
Victor MEMBER_OF The Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers
Victor is identified as one of the three hackers in the Guild who hacked Donald Trump's Twitter account.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 87 Details
“I called up the three guys that in 2016 hacked Donald Trump’s Twitter account.”
“Then there’s Victor.”
Victor MEMBER_OF Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers
Victor is identified as a member of the Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor in this episode who’s part of the Guild of the Grumpy Old Hackers.”
Victor USES responsible disclosure
Victor has made a long-term practice of filing responsible disclosures.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“he’s made a life out of filing coordinated vulnerability disclosures”
Victor USES Internet-wide vulnerability scanning
Victor constantly scans the internet for vulnerabilities.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor is constantly scanning around, looking for vulnerabilities and reporting them.”
Victor USES UNIX terminal
Victor used the store computer's UNIX terminal to escape to a shell.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Victor EP 88 Details
“That terminal, that was just a UNIX terminal”
Victor MEMBER_OF Dutch government
Victor obtained a job with the Dutch government and later described it as his employer.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“got a job with the Dutch government”
GDI Foundation DEVELOPED_BY Victor
Victor and a friend started the GDI Foundation in 2016.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“him and a friend started a non-profit that was all about finding and reporting vulnerabilities. They called it the GDI Foundation”
Victor MEMBER_OF GDI Foundation
Victor is one of the people who started and worked for the GDI Foundation.
Derived Confidence 88% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor and his friends went all-in that year.”
Victor used Shodan to find IPs with MySQL's port open while looking for exposed databases.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“he could just scan the internet or use a website like Shodan”
Victor USES default credentials
Victor tried default usernames and passwords when checking exposed databases.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“he’ll try default usernames and passwords”
Victor MEMBER_OF Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure
Victor is the chairman of DIVD.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor’s the chairman.”
2020 Trump Twitter account access ATTRIBUTED_TO Victor
The 2020 Twitter account access incident is presented as Victor's coordinated disclosure and account access.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor hacked Trump a second time.”
2016 Trump Twitter account access ATTRIBUTED_TO Victor
Jack states that Victor had accessed Trump's account in 2016 and submitted a responsible disclosure about it.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 88 Details
“Victor had hacked Trumps account back in 2016”