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-| name        = Daniel Kelley
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-| birth_date  = {{birth year and age|1997}}
-| birth_place = [[Llanelli, South Wales]]
-| 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 and blackmailed individuals and companies around the world over a period of years. He would come to be described as a "prolific, skilled and cynical cyber-criminal".<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>
-While on bail, Kelley engaged 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 news |last1=Fearn |first1=Nicholas |title=TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley gives up his black hat for good {{!}} Computer Weekly |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252521195/TalkTalk-hacker-Daniel-Kelley-gives-up-his-black-hat-for-good |access-date=24 June 2023 |work=ComputerWeekly.com |date=16 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
-==Biography==
-Between September 2013 and November 2015, Kelley was able to break into the secure systems using an £800 computer he bought in his home town of [[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>
-Kelley was tracked down after being the target of three different police operations (Operation Purple Obsidian, Operation Falcon and Operation Belanos) and was subsequently arrested.  He 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 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |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, Kelley 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=British Hacker Who Stole TalkTalk Data Given Four Years in Jail |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-10/british-hacker-who-stole-talktalk-data-given-four-years-in-jail |access-date=2023-05-26 |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> He was sentenced to four years in prison.<ref>{{cite news |title=TalkTalk hacker Daniel Kelley sentenced to four years |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48587207 |access-date=24 June 2023 |work=BBC News |date=10 June 2019}}</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]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Daniel}}
-[[Category:1997 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Hackers]]
-[[Category:People from Llanelli]]
-[[Category:People convicted of cybercrime]]
-[[Category:British computer specialists]]