Prime Suspectz
| Founder | x-s4nd3r, k4m1k4z3, överki££ and 4n1cl4t0r |
|---|---|
| Type | Hacker group |
| Legal status | Inactive |
| Location | Brazil |
Prime Suspectz was a Brazilian hacker group active in the beginning of the 2000s. It was known for perpetrating website defacements, specially against Microsoft and governamental websites.
Activities
[edit]The hacker group was created in the 2000s by x-s4nd3r, k4m1k4z3, överki££ and 4n1cl4t0r, who were between 17 and 19 years old.[1] They reportedly perpetrated website defacements for social and political reasons, but later they made it for fun.[2] To Terra, they said their actions were moved partially for fame, but also to express their freedom of expression and to warn companies of their vulnerability.[1]
According to them, they have perpetrated more than 750 website defacements.[1] They were known for being fast, with some defacements being done in half an hour.[2] Some pages hacked by the group were The Walt Disney Company, WebWatch, from The Wall Street Journal,[3][4] Nike, Inc.,[5][6] the personal websites of Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington and Jennifer Aniston,[7][8] Nasdaq,[9] NEC, Panasonic, BMW, Chevrolet, Nintendo,[10] Bradesco[11] and eBay.[12]
The group deemed Microsoft servers the easiest to invade[1] and targeted the company on several occasions. Amongst the websites defaced were MSNBC Sports Scoreboard and the subsidiaries in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom[13][14][15] and New Zealand.[16]
They have also invaded important governamental pages, including domains from the United States Military, the governments of the United States, Taiwan, China and Japan,[2] the FBI,[12] NASA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Project,[17] the Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, the Mexican State Commission of Public Services,[18] Central Bank of Brazil,[19] the Brazilian National Congress[20] and the Brazilian Ministry of Health's AIDS website.[21]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Prime Suspectz". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poor, Michael (2005). "The Brazilian Connection: Brazilian Defacement Groups Stake their Claim". Global Information Assurance Certification Paper. Global Information Assurance Certification.
- ↑ "Brasileiros atacam Disney e Wall Street Journal". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Fim-de-semana teve festa de hackers em sites de grandes empresas". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 April 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers indadem o site da Nike do Brasil". Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 January 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "HHackers brasileiros invadem site da Nike". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 January 2000. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers brasileiros invadem site de atores americanos". Diário do Grande ABC (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 April 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers deface stars' sites". CNET. 19 April 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers do Brasil invadem a Nasdaq". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Brasileiros invadem três sites da Microsoft em uma noite". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 May 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers brasileiros invadem computador do banco Bradesco". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 March 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Brasileiros invadem site do leilão virtual eBay". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Evans, James (7 May 2001). "Brazilian hackers target Microsoft sites". CNN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ Sullivan, Bob (3 May 2001). "Three Microsoft sites attacked". ZDNET. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers mar three Microsoft sites". CNET. 4 May 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Microsoft sofre ataque hacker na Nova Zelândia". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 23 January 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers brasileiros invadem site da Nasa". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 March 2001. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers protestam em massa e pedem fim do embargo à carne brasileira". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 19 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers atacam site do Banco Central". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers invadem o site do Congresso Nacional". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 December 2000. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hackers invadem site Aids.gov.br e xingam políticos". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 February 2001. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.