MLT (hacktivist)

<p>MLT, real name Matthew Telfer, (born 1994) is a <a href="/facts/Cybersecurity/7E5dIy7G">cybersecurity</a> researcher, former <a href="/facts/Grey_hat/bn3qtbe8">grey hat</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_hacker/bhg519lj">computer hacker</a> and former member of <a href="/facts/TeaMp0isoN/E7CKLtXk">TeaMp0isoN</a>. MLT was arrested in May 2012 in relation to his activities within TeaMp0isoN, a computer-hacking group which claimed responsibility for many high-profile attacks, including website vandalism of the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a>, <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>, <a href="/facts/NATO/dCeTddMY">NATO</a>, <a href="/facts/BlackBerry/k9LGPyg5">BlackBerry</a>, <a href="/facts/T-Mobile_USA/tRY9PLtF">T-Mobile USA</a> and several other large sites in addition to high-profile <a href="/facts/Denial-of-service/6nkoK02J">denial-of-service</a> attacks and leaks of confidential data. After his arrest, he reformed his actions and shifted his focus to activities as a <a href="/facts/White_hat_(computer_security)/yPX3oYsF">white hat</a> cybersecurity specialist. He was the founder of now-defunct <a href="/facts/Project_Insecurity/gboyspfp">Project Insecurity LTD</a>.
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