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-{{short description|British computer hacker (born 1997)}}
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-| name               = Daniel Kelley
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-| birth_date         = 1997 (age 24–25)
-| nationality        = [[British people|British]]
-| occupation         = Hacker
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-'''Daniel Kelley''' (born 1997 in [[Llanelli]], [[South Wales]]) is a British [[Hacker (term)|computer hacker]] who, at the age of 16, [[hacker (computer security)|hacked]] computer systems around the world over a period of years as part of a multi-million [[Pound (currency)|pound]] cybercrime spree. He would come to be described as a "prolific, skilled and cynical cyber-criminal" responsible for hacking and blackmail, who targeted companies all over the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-21 |title=A former hacker wants to stop others like him. The law won't allow him |url=https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/08/21/i-went-to-prison-for-the-77m-talktalk-hacking-i-could-be-sent-back-for-ordering-a-mcdonald |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-06-10 |title=TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley sentenced to four years |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48587207 |access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=L. S. |date=2019-06-12 |title=British Hacker Gets 4 Years in Jail for TalkTalk Data Breach |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2019/06/12/529022.htm |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Insurance Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
-Since his offending, Kelley has gone on to engage in extensive bug bounty and responsible disclosure. He has collaborated closely with CIRT teams, system administrators, website developers, and government agencies to ensure the remediation of over 3,000 web-application vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-13 |title=Talk Talk hacker warned he faces jail |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/talk-talk-hacker-daniel-kelley-warned-he-faces-jail-a7472671.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TalkTalk hacker caused problems for critically ill patients when he hacked college |url=https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/17704931.talktalk-hackers-coleg-sir-gar-attack-led-health-service-issues/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Western Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
-==Biography==
-Kelley was able to break into the secure systems using an £800 computer he bought in his home town [[Llanelli]], [[Wales]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporters |first=Telegraph |date=2019-06-10 |title=TalkTalk hacker who blackmailed executives in £77million cyber attack is jailed |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/10/talktalk-hacker-blackmailed-executives-77million-cyber-attack/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TalkTalk hacker's blackmail case dropped |url=https://ghanaguardian.com/talktalk-hackers-blackmail-case-dropped |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Ghana Guardian News |language=en}}</ref>
-He was tracked down after being the target of 3 different police operations, Operation Purple Obsidian, Operation Falcon and Operation Belanos and was subsequently arrested.  Kelley was arrested when agents from the Metropolitan Police, National Crime Agency and officers from the local Dyfed Powys Police turned up at the door of his home.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel E. Kelley |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/daniel-e-kelley/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=HuffPost UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-12-13 |title=Teenager who hacked TalkTalk let off with rehabilitation order |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d45737f2-c14b-11e6-81c2-f57d90f6741a |access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karim |first=Fariha |title=TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley was a college reject |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/talktalk-hacker-daniel-kelley-was-a-college-reject-bvx3rcphm |access-date=2022-11-01 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
-In December 2016, the 22-year old at the time of his trial, pleaded guilty to 11 charges in total, including hacking with intent, six counts of blackmail, encouraging hacking, offering to supply data in connection with fraud, and possession of material for fraud.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bloomberg - Are you a robot? |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=d90dd9a2-59ce-11ed-bcf3-5a7171436f43&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAxOS0wNi0xMC9icml0aXNoLWhhY2tlci13aG8tc3RvbGUtdGFsa3RhbGstZGF0YS1naXZlbi1mb3VyLXllYXJzLWluLWphaWw= |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-05 |title=TalkTalk hit with record £400k fine over cyber-attack |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/oct/05/talktalk-hit-with-record-400k-fine-over-cyber-attack |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
-==See also==
-*[[List of convicted computer criminals]]
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-talktalk-hacker-behind-77-16495017 Mirror Article with Daniel Kelley]
-*[https://cybersecurityventures.com/life-after-cybercrime-one-day-at-a-time/ Cybersecurity Ventures Interview with Daniel Kelley]
-*[https://thesecuritynoob.com/interviews/interview-with-reformed-convicted-black-hat-hacker-daniel-kelley-of-the-big-talk-talk-hack-of-2015/ The Security Noob Interview with Daniel Kelley]
-*[https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/117/ Darknet Diaries Interview with Daniel Kelley]