Rafael Núñez (hacker)
Encyclopedia
Rafael Núñez is a white hat computer hacker
who used to be a member of the World of Hell
and a retired model from Venezuela
.
He was arrested by FBI and The Pentagon
's Defense Criminal Investigative on April 2, 2005 following his arrival at Miami International Airport
for breaking into the Defense Information Systems Agency
computer system on June 2001. He defaced the system (exploiting a weakness of the Microsoft
IIS
5.0 webserver) with a web page containing the text "WoH is Back... and kiss my a$$ cause I just 0wn3d yours!" with a link to another page featuring the World of Hell
. Núñez also faced allegations of hacking into NASA
computers in August 2001 and copying designs for C.O.B.R.A., a next generation space launch vehicle. However, the NASA
allegations were dropped.
RaFa also figured in the book The Hacker Diaries: Confessions of Teenage Hackers (2002), from Dan Verton. Currently Nuñez is deputy director for cpiu.us (Counter Pedophilia Investigative Unit) an organization dedicated to educate the public in how to protect their children and increase general public awareness about Online Pedophilia since 2000. Also founder of EnfoqueSeguro, a website devoted to cover security breaches in computers.
Currently Rafael Núñez is a partner in CleanPerception an Online Reputation Management
start-up in Caracas, Venezuela.
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
who used to be a member of the World of Hell
World of Hell
World of Hell is a grey hat computer hacker group that claims to be responsible for several high profile attacks in the year 2001...
and a retired model from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
He was arrested by FBI and The Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
's Defense Criminal Investigative on April 2, 2005 following his arrival at Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
for breaking into the Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency
The Defense Information Systems Agency is a United States Department of Defense agency that provides information technology and communications support to the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, the military Services, and the Combatant Commands.As part of the Base Realignment and...
computer system on June 2001. He defaced the system (exploiting a weakness of the Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
IIS
Internet Information Services
Internet Information Services – formerly called Internet Information Server – is a web server application and set of feature extension modules created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. It is the most used web server after Apache HTTP Server. IIS 7.5 supports HTTP, HTTPS,...
5.0 webserver) with a web page containing the text "WoH is Back... and kiss my a$$ cause I just 0wn3d yours!" with a link to another page featuring the World of Hell
World of Hell
World of Hell is a grey hat computer hacker group that claims to be responsible for several high profile attacks in the year 2001...
. Núñez also faced allegations of hacking into NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
computers in August 2001 and copying designs for C.O.B.R.A., a next generation space launch vehicle. However, the NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
allegations were dropped.
RaFa also figured in the book The Hacker Diaries: Confessions of Teenage Hackers (2002), from Dan Verton. Currently Nuñez is deputy director for cpiu.us (Counter Pedophilia Investigative Unit) an organization dedicated to educate the public in how to protect their children and increase general public awareness about Online Pedophilia since 2000. Also founder of EnfoqueSeguro, a website devoted to cover security breaches in computers.
Currently Rafael Núñez is a partner in CleanPerception an Online Reputation Management
Online reputation management
Online reputation management is the practice of monitoring the Internet reputation of a person, brand or business, with the goal of suppressing negative mentions entirely, or pushing them lower on search engine results pages to decrease their visibility...
start-up in Caracas, Venezuela.