Hacker Interviews – The Phantom Squad

Today I have interviewed The Phantom Squad, one of the most dreaded groups of hackers on the Internet.

Enjoy the Interview.

You are a talented hacker that has already participated in several hacking campaigns, could you tell me more about.

We started in November 2015. We have taken down PSN and have also targeted other gaming companies. We started off as black hats.

Could you tell me which his your technical background and when you started hacking? Which are your motivations?

We were motivated because security is always weak, there is no such thing as perfect security, and there is always a vulnerability in everything and we like to exploit it.

What was your greatest hacking challenge? Which was your latest hack? Can you describe me it?

Our greatest challenge was to prove that we WERE Attacking servers ourselves, and not taking credit from other groups.

What are the 4 tools that cannot be missed in the hacker’s arsenal and why?

I can’t really answer this question. All the tools are useful somehow.

Which are the most interesting hacking communities on the web today, why?

There are many. Won’t say, They already have a lot of popularity

Did you participate in hacking attacks against the IS propaganda online? When? How?

We have not targeted any form of ISIS propaganda, we will in the near future.

Where do you find IS people to hack? How do you choose your targets?

If a group gains popularity in a bad way, We stop them from attacking and threatening online communities and services, and so far we have been successful.

We often hear about cyber weapons and cyber attacks against critical infrastructure. Do you believe it is real the risk of a major and lethal cyber attack against a critical infrastructure?

We believe that cyber weapons are not much of a risk, as many don’t know how they work or how to use them. Thank you as well!

Thanks a lot!

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Pierluigi Paganini

(Security Affairs – hackers, Phantom Squad)

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”.