Hacker Interviews – The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (PGA)

Today I present you The PøwerfulGreəkArmy (aka PGA), a hacker collective focused in the fight against the ISIS propaganda online.

Enjoy the Interview.

Tell me more about PGA? Which is your motivation?

So ,we are a new hacking team with 7 skilled hackers. Our motivation is to stop pedophiles and ISIS doing actions.

PGA ‘s members have participated in Anonymous Campaigns such as #OpIcarus , #OpISIS And more.

Which is the technical background of your members? How did you meet them?

I meet them in a hacking forum , we talked and we were having a friendship. Then I asked them if they are interesting for a hacking team.

What was your greatest hacking challenge? What are the most important tools in your arsenal?

Our greatest hacking challenge was that we DDoSed and got down LoL EU Servers for 35 minutes. Also, another great attack we have done, was the Pokemon GO Servers attack. Our most important tools are a simple botnet to DDoS sites e.t.c. Kali Linux PHP shells Nmap

Do you have coding abilities? Are you able to develop a zero-day Exploit?

3 of 7 members have very good experience on coding , they know coding languages such as python , c# , c++, visual basic , java and more. Yes some of the members can exploit an 0-day exploit

Which are best places where to find a zero-day exploit (please provide me the names)? Give me an idea of you potential target?

I don’t know I think all the dl’s are probably viruses like RAT’s or something , but http://www.cybersucks.tk I think is legit. Not very sure.

Are you focused on specific industries (banking, government entities, etc)

So , we are targeting ISIS gov sites , pedophile accounts, and Turkish sites.

Which are the most dangerous hacking crews in the wild? Why?

I think the most dangerous hacking crew is PoodleCorp , they attack Youtubers like crazy.

Did your members participate in Anonymous campaigns?

Yes , all the members of P.G.A participate in Anonymous Campaigns.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(Security Affairs – PGA, Hacking)

Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.