OurMine is ahacker group[2] that is known forhacking popular accounts and websites, such asJack Dorsey andMark Zuckerberg'sTwitter accounts. The group often causescybervandalism to advertise their commercial services,[3][4][5] which is among the reasons why they are not widely considered to be a "white hat" group.[3][4] As of 2016, their commercial services included security scans and audits.[3] Payments were collected through PayPal.[3] The group states they do not change passwords of hacked accounts.[3]
In October,BuzzFeed News published an article linking the OurMine group to aSaudi Arabian teenager using the name Ahmad Makki on social media. OurMine denied the allegations, claiming that Makki was only a "fan" of the group.[15] One day after the article's publication, OurMine infiltratedBuzzFeed's website and altered the content of several posts to read "Hacked By OurMine".[16][17]
In 2017, OurMine hacked into aMedium website employee account. The account was part of a strategic partnerships team, allowing OurMine to hijack blogs belonging toFortune andBackchannel.[24]
SomeYouTube accounts were hacked by OurMine in 2017 included that of the Omnia Media network, gaining access to numerous channels;[33][34][35] and various YouTube channels from theStudio71 network were also hacked.[36]
On August 31, OurMine left a message on the homepage ofWikiLeaks. "Hi, it’s OurMine (Security Group), don’t worry we are just testing your…. blablablab, oh wait, this is not a security test! Wikileaks, remember when you challenged us to hack you?" The messages went on to accuse Anonymous of trying to dox them with false information and included an exhortation to spread the #WikileaksHack tag on Twitter. The message was visible when the site was accessed from certain locations. At the time of publication, some visitors to the site were greeted with a message saying that WikiLeaks’ account has been suspended.[37]
In September 2017, OurMine claimed responsibility for hackingVevo and publishing more than 3TB of their internal documents.[38]
In January, OurMine compromised the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of theNFL and 15 NFL teams.[39]
In February, OurMine compromised Facebook's Twitter account.[40] Later that month, they also compromised the Twitter account of South Korean boy band,NCT 127.[41]
In May, the group OurMine invaded the Brazilian streaming platformGloboplay and sent a notification to all users of the Globoplay app.[42]
^"OurMine is now hacking into Minecraft accounts".PC World. 2016-07-19. Retrieved23 August 2017.In emails, the group has said it merely wants to help the public become aware of today's cybersecurity problems, including the use of weak passwords.
