Răzvan Manole Cernăianu (born 7 February 1992), nicknamed "TinKode", is a Romanian computer security consultant and hacker, known for gaining unauthorized access to computer systems of many different organizations, and posting proof of his exploits online. He commonly hacks high-profile websites that have SQL injection vulnerabilities, although unknown methods were used in his most recent attacks. Other aliases included sysgh0st.[3]
TinKode | |
|---|---|
| Born | Răzvan Manole Cernăianu 7 February 1992 |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Other names | TK, The.Slacker |
| Occupation | Co-Founder & COO of CyberSmartDefence.com |
| Known for | Unauthorized computer access tinkode.com |
Personal life
editTinKode is Romanian and claims to have been born in 1992 in the southern part of the country.[4][1] He states that his hacking skills are the result of extreme curiosity and ambition. The targets are well known websites[5] and powerful brands with widespread influence, either for the online community or a particular marketplace. His attacks often involve the numeral seven. Tinkode was a fan of social networks, owning both a Twitter account,[6] a Facebook account,[7] as well as many blogs.
Alleged hacking
edit
The Royal Navy's website was temporarily unavailable after TinKode claimed to have hacked it.[4] He has also breached the security of servers at NASA,[5] posting screenshots from an FTP server within NASA's Earth Observation System at Goddard Space Flight Center. He claims to have gained access to computers belonging to the European Space Agency.[8]
Other info
editHe also claims to have found vulnerabilities in organizations including Sun Microsystems,[9] MySQL,[10] Kaspersky Portugal,[11] the US Army,[12] YouTube,[13] Google,[14] Other websites.[15] TinKode has never been publicly criticized by the security experts, mainly because he didn't disclose full information regarding breached websites. He actually informed the webmasters before posting his results online, giving them time to fix the vulnerability. TinKode also received a Google Security Reward.[14]
Arrest
editOn Tuesday, 31 January 2012, TinKode was placed under arrest by the Romanian authority DIICOT[citation needed] (Anti organised crime and terrorism institution), under the charge that he temporarily blocked the information systems of the US Army, Pentagon and NASA in association with Casi. TinKode was officially released on 27 April 2012.[16]
Petition and support
editFollowing his arrest, a petition was generated to raise support for Tinkode on Wednesday, 8 February 2012. The petition was aimed at DIICOT and the FBI to give Tinkode a reasonable and fair sentence claiming that the hacker wasn't malicious and was hacking out of curiosity. Further he was released after 3 months.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Albu, Claudia (1 February 2012). "Dezvăluiri incredibile despre hackerul român TinKode! Şi-a luat cu greu Bac-ul, dar a speriat Pentagonul!". libertatea.ro. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "UPDATE: Hackerul TinKode a fost arestat preventiv. Student din Timișoara suspectat că a spart servere de la NASA și Pentagon, reținut de DIICOT - Ora de Stiri". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Razvan Cernaianu". YouTube. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ a b Weaver, Matthew (8 November 2010). "Hacker attacks Royal Navy website". "guardian.co.uk".
- ^ a b Leyden, John (18 May 2011). "Serial hacker TinKode rifles through NASA satellite files". "theregister.co.uk".
- ^ "Răzvan Cernăianu". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More". Facebook. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ Leyden, John (18 April 2011). "Royal Navy hacker claims to have broken into space agency site". "theregister.co.uk".
- ^ Constantin, Lucian (28 March 2011). "Vulnerabilities Disclosed on Sun Websites". "softpedia.com".
- ^ "MySQL.com Database Hacked via SQL Injection - Softpedia". News.softpedia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Kaspersky Lab's Portuguese Website Compromised - Softpedia". News.softpedia.com. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "U.S. Army Website Hacked". Dark Reading. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Technology News: Exploits & Vulnerabilities: Hackers Target YouTube With XXX XSS Attacks". Technewsworld.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Google Security Hall of Fame – Company". www.google.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011.
- ^ "ISR – TinKode's Blog". Isrtinkode.wordpress.com. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ Moscaritolo, Angela. "NASA, Pentagon Hacker TinKode Arrested in Romania". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis, Inc. Retrieved 1 December 2013.