The main driving force behind the hacking group Team GhostShell, the well-known hacker GhostShell, decided to reveal his true identity in a joint interview with DataBreaches.net and CyberWarNews.info.
The hacker, who has been active since early 2012, is the man behind hundreds of hacks that led to the disclosure of millions of personal files.
Some of its past targets include many of the Alexa Top 1000 websites, a plethora of university portals, almost every US government agency you can think of, large corporations, and more.
Most of his “work” was done under the nickname GhostShell, but the hacker says he also released leaks as Anonymous when he thought it would benefit the cause more than using his name.
Most of his work took place between 2012 and the end of 2013, when the hacker stopped publishing the data leaks, but he said he never stopped hacking, focusing more on high-profile targets.
A pioneer of the concept of dark hacktivism, GhostShell has built a name for himself in the world of hacktivism, being one of the few who has managed to do so all these years without being arrested.
We've seen members of Anonymous arrested, members of LulzSec, some of the more recent CWA hackers, but GhostShell, or his group, have never been in the press for these reasons.
In a tell-all interview with Dissent, the administrator of DataBreaches.net, GhostShell decided to dox himself, one of the strangest moves a hacker has ever made.
According to a copy of an older passport the hacker sent to Dissent, GhostShell's real name is Razvan Eugen Gheorghe, a 24-year-old of Romanian origin who lives in Bucharest, the country's capital.
To remove any cloud of doubt about the authenticity of his actions, the hacker proved his identity by giving Dissent the credentials of his Pastebin, from which he published all of his previous data leaks.
As GhostShell explains, the reason behind his move has something to do with his real-life situation, in which a high-level hacker can't find a legitimate, white-hat job in the industry.
He also hinted to future generations to come that “I am literally the only person in the history of my country who has to prove his worth, even after everything that happened, just like that, I can get a job in the industry, despite 10 years spent defaced or ddosed random websites, I got hired. I am truly a legend for something,” says GhostShell.
His frustration with the oxymoron of having it is obvious. GhostShell, one of the most active, still, big hackers, is literally hoping to be caught and have a deal made to provide his services for good, just so he can get a chance at a legitimate job in cybersecurity.
Below is a map showing GhostShell's home address (from his passport) and the headquarters of DIICOT, the notorious unit and highly efficient Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism of Romania that previously arrested Guccifer, another Romanian hacker who has been very active in recent years.
GhostShell lives 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) away from DIICOT. It's only a 10-minute drive for authorities if they ever wanted to arrest him!
