Jake Leslie Davis (born 27 October 1992),[1] best known by his online pseudonym Topiary, is a British hacktivist. He has worked with Anonymous, LulzSec, and other similar groups.[2] He was an associate of the Internet group Anonymous,[3] which has publicly claimed various online attacks, including hacking HBGary,[4] Westboro Baptist Church, and Gawker.[5] They have also claimed responsibility for the defacing of government websites in countries such as Zimbabwe,[6] Syria,[7] Tunisia,[8] Ireland,[9] and Egypt.[10]
After serving his time and staying off the Internet for two years, Jake Davis is now a security researcher, disclosing bugs to corporations as a part of their bounty programs.
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- ^ "Pro-WikiLeaks hackers deface Zimbabwe government websites". The Hacker News. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Shannon, Brad (8 August 2011). "Syrian Ministry Of Defense Website Hacked By 'Anonymous'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Read, Max (3 January 2011). "Anonymous Attacks Tunisian Government over Wikileaks Censorship". Gawker. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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- ^ Svensson, Peter (2 February 2011). "Anonymous Hacker Group Attacks Egyptian Government Sites". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 April 2011.