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'''OGUsers''' ('''OGU''')<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-06 |title=Hackers' forum hacked, OGUsers database dumped (again) |url=https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/06/hackers-forum-hacked-ogusers-database-dumped-again/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Naked Security |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809074159/https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/06/hackers-forum-hacked-ogusers-database-dumped-again/|archivedate=August 9, 2022}}</ref> is an [[internet forum]] that facilitates the discussion and buying of social media accounts and online [[User (computing)|usernames]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pastrana |first1=Sergio |last2=Hutchings |first2=Alice |last3=Thomas |first3=Daniel |last4=Tapiador |first4=Juan |date=21 October 2019 |title=Measuring eWhoring |url=https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sp849/files/IMC_2019_measuring-ewhoring.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=University of Cambridge |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225051520/https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sp849/files/IMC_2019_measuring-ewhoring.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Lily Hay |title=A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/oguser-instagram-twitter-tiktok-takedown/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045240/https://www.wired.com/story/oguser-instagram-twitter-tiktok-takedown/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Established in 2017, the website is dedicated to the buying and selling of "rare" or "[[Originality|OG]]" online accounts that are considered valuable due to their name or age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serapiglia |first=Anthony |date=2019 |title=Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrencies: Introducing ecosystem vulnerabilities through current events |url=https://proc.iscap.info/2019/cases/5110.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225053217/https://proc.iscap.info/2019/cases/5110.pdf }}</ref> The website acts as a platform for [[cybercrime]] and the [[harassment]] of individuals for access to their online accounts.<ref name="hackread.com">{{Cite web |date=29 April 2021 |title=OGUsers hacker forum hacked for 4th time; database leaked |url=https://www.hackread.com/ogusers-hacker-forum-hacked-database-leaked/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052457/https://www.hackread.com/ogusers-hacker-forum-hacked-database-leaked/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hackers Who Can Hijack Your SIM Card Using Only Your Phone Number |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbqax3/hackers-sim-swapping-steal-phone-numbers-instagram-bitcoin |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.vice.com |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052628/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbqax3/hackers-sim-swapping-steal-phone-numbers-instagram-bitcoin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harassing texts. Unwanted deliveries. Fake bomb threats that bring police to the door. Inside the tactics cybercriminals use to get social media users to surrender their accounts |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cybercriminals-social-media-accounts-harass-extort/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045432/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cybercriminals-social-media-accounts-harass-extort/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=4 February 2021 |title=Instagram Bans Hundreds of Accounts With Stolen User Names |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-fraud-ban.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045430/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-fraud-ban.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Several high-profile incidents have been linked to the forum, most notably the [[2020 Twitter account hijacking]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Isobel Asher Hamilton, Shona |title=A hacker forum obsessed with super-short 'OG' handles was selling Twitter account access for $3,000 days before the giant hack |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/og-twitter-hacker-forum-selling-accounts-ahead-of-giant-hack-2020-7 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052805/https://www.businessinsider.com/og-twitter-hacker-forum-selling-accounts-ahead-of-giant-hack-2020-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Incidents==
The site has been linked to various [[SIM swap scam]]s, where discussion took place on [[identity theft]] methods to change login information for online accounts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Alex |date=8 July 2022 |title=How 'Baby Al Capone' Pulled Off a $24 Million Crypto Heist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/crypto-heist-teenage-hacker-ellis-pinsky-1367400/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225053939/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/crypto-heist-teenage-hacker-ellis-pinsky-1367400/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Jasmine |date=20 October 2021 |title=Two SIM swappers phished a phone company so they could steal $16K in crypto |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225054247/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Graham Ivan Clark]], regarded as the "mastermind" behind the [[2020 Twitter account hijacking]], was a former member of the forum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=17 March 2021 |title=I was a teenage Twitter hacker. Graham Ivan Clark gets 3-year sentence |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/i-was-a-teenage-twitter-hacker-graham-ivan-clark-gets-3-year-sentence/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225055917/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/i-was-a-teenage-twitter-hacker-graham-ivan-clark-gets-3-year-sentence/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two participants, Mason Sheppard and Nima Fazeli, acted as brokers in selling of Twitter handles on the website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the FBI tracked down the Twitter hackers |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=ZDNET |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225060123/https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2020, a man from [[Tennessee]] died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] from a [[swatting]]. An individual in the [[United Kingdom]] was attempting to coerce the man for an online username by utilizing tactics of the site, with him later being sentenced to five years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Rob |title='I want your Instagram account': First came the threatening texts, followed by the SWAT teams. Then someone wound up dead. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/handles-instagram-twitter-social-media-deadly-harassment-campaign-2022-7 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302094131/https://www.businessinsider.com/handles-instagram-twitter-social-media-deadly-harassment-campaign-2022-7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cramer |first=Maria |date=2021-07-24 |title=A Grandfather Died in 'Swatting' Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/us/mark-herring-swatting-tennessee.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302094121/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/us/mark-herring-swatting-tennessee.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Security breaches===
The website was hacked in May 2019, with the administrator of [[RaidForums]] uploading the database of the website for anyone to access.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Account Hijacking Forum OGusers Hacked – Krebs on Security |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/account-hijacking-forum-ogusers-hacked/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225062411/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/account-hijacking-forum-ogusers-hacked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2020, the website was hacked again with user data being stolen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2020 |title=Stolen credentials forum OGUsers hacked again with user data stolen |url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/stolen-credentials-forum-ogusers-hacked-user-data-stolen/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225062638/https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/stolen-credentials-forum-ogusers-hacked-user-data-stolen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception==
[[Brian Krebs]], an American journalist and [[Investigative journalism|investigative reporter]] known for the coverage of cybercriminals, has described the forum as a place "overrun with shady characters who are there mainly to rip off other members."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=4 February 2021 |title=Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts – Krebs on Security |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-target-resellers-of-hacked-accounts/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=KrebsonSecurity |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225061431/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-target-resellers-of-hacked-accounts/ }}</ref> In his report, he described how Facebook''',''' [[Instagram]], [[TikTok]], and Twitter have taken steps to crack down on users of the forum involved in the trafficking of hijacked accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter crack down on 'OGUsers' theft ring |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-crack-down-on-ogusers-theft-ring/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225061453/https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-crack-down-on-ogusers-theft-ring/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Facebook told Krebs that the forum uses various tactics, such as harassment, intimidation, hacking, [[coercion]], [[extortion]], [[sextortion]], SIM swapping, and swatting.<ref name=":0" /> Brian also knows nothing about Ogusers aswell and is a poor federal ape.
==See also==
* [[Hack Forums]]
* [[Nulled]]
* [[BlackHatWorld]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Crime forums]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2017]]' |
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'''OGUsers''' ('''OGU''')<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-06 |title=Hackers' forum hacked, OGUsers database dumped (again) |url=https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/06/hackers-forum-hacked-ogusers-database-dumped-again/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Naked Security |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809074159/https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/04/06/hackers-forum-hacked-ogusers-database-dumped-again/|archivedate=August 9, 2022}}</ref> is an [[internet forum]] that facilitates the discussion and buying of social media accounts and online [[User (computing)|usernames]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pastrana |first1=Sergio |last2=Hutchings |first2=Alice |last3=Thomas |first3=Daniel |last4=Tapiador |first4=Juan |date=21 October 2019 |title=Measuring eWhoring |url=https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sp849/files/IMC_2019_measuring-ewhoring.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=University of Cambridge |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225051520/https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~sp849/files/IMC_2019_measuring-ewhoring.pdf }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Lily Hay |title=A Coordinated Takedown Targets 'OGUser' Account Thieves |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/oguser-instagram-twitter-tiktok-takedown/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045240/https://www.wired.com/story/oguser-instagram-twitter-tiktok-takedown/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Established in 2017, the website is dedicated to the buying and selling of "rare" or "[[Originality|OG]]" online accounts that are considered valuable due to their name or age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serapiglia |first=Anthony |date=2019 |title=Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrencies: Introducing ecosystem vulnerabilities through current events |url=https://proc.iscap.info/2019/cases/5110.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225053217/https://proc.iscap.info/2019/cases/5110.pdf }}</ref> The website acts as a platform for [[cybercrime]] and the [[harassment]] of individuals for access to their online accounts.<ref name="hackread.com">{{Cite web |date=29 April 2021 |title=OGUsers hacker forum hacked for 4th time; database leaked |url=https://www.hackread.com/ogusers-hacker-forum-hacked-database-leaked/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052457/https://www.hackread.com/ogusers-hacker-forum-hacked-database-leaked/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hackers Who Can Hijack Your SIM Card Using Only Your Phone Number |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbqax3/hackers-sim-swapping-steal-phone-numbers-instagram-bitcoin |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.vice.com |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052628/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vbqax3/hackers-sim-swapping-steal-phone-numbers-instagram-bitcoin |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harassing texts. Unwanted deliveries. Fake bomb threats that bring police to the door. Inside the tactics cybercriminals use to get social media users to surrender their accounts |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cybercriminals-social-media-accounts-harass-extort/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045432/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cybercriminals-social-media-accounts-harass-extort/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lorenz |first=Taylor |date=4 February 2021 |title=Instagram Bans Hundreds of Accounts With Stolen User Names |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-fraud-ban.html |access-date=2023-02-25 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225045430/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/style/instagram-account-fraud-ban.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Several high-profile incidents have been linked to the forum, most notably the [[2020 Twitter account hijacking]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Isobel Asher Hamilton, Shona |title=A hacker forum obsessed with super-short 'OG' handles was selling Twitter account access for $3,000 days before the giant hack |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/og-twitter-hacker-forum-selling-accounts-ahead-of-giant-hack-2020-7 |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225052805/https://www.businessinsider.com/og-twitter-hacker-forum-selling-accounts-ahead-of-giant-hack-2020-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Incidents==
The site has been linked to various [[SIM swap scam]]s, where discussion took place on [[identity theft]] methods to change login information for online accounts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Alex |date=8 July 2022 |title=How 'Baby Al Capone' Pulled Off a $24 Million Crypto Heist |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/crypto-heist-teenage-hacker-ellis-pinsky-1367400/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225053939/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/crypto-heist-teenage-hacker-ellis-pinsky-1367400/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Jasmine |date=20 October 2021 |title=Two SIM swappers phished a phone company so they could steal $16K in crypto |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225054247/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Graham Ivan Clark]], regarded as the "mastermind" behind the [[2020 Twitter account hijacking]], was a former member of the forum.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodin |first=Dan |date=17 March 2021 |title=I was a teenage Twitter hacker. Graham Ivan Clark gets 3-year sentence |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/i-was-a-teenage-twitter-hacker-graham-ivan-clark-gets-3-year-sentence/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225055917/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/03/i-was-a-teenage-twitter-hacker-graham-ivan-clark-gets-3-year-sentence/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two participants, Mason Sheppard and Nima Fazeli, acted as brokers in selling of Twitter handles on the website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the FBI tracked down the Twitter hackers |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=ZDNET |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225060123/https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2020, a man from [[Tennessee]] died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] from a [[swatting]]. An individual in the [[United Kingdom]] was attempting to coerce the man for an online username by utilizing tactics of the site, with him later being sentenced to five years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Rob |title='I want your Instagram account': First came the threatening texts, followed by the SWAT teams. Then someone wound up dead. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/handles-instagram-twitter-social-media-deadly-harassment-campaign-2022-7 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302094131/https://www.businessinsider.com/handles-instagram-twitter-social-media-deadly-harassment-campaign-2022-7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cramer |first=Maria |date=2021-07-24 |title=A Grandfather Died in 'Swatting' Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/us/mark-herring-swatting-tennessee.html |access-date=2023-03-02 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302094121/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/us/mark-herring-swatting-tennessee.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Most Recently, in 2024, a OGUsers member identified only by his username “@admits” on telegram was responsible for the theft of nearly $50,000 worth of valuable usernames, such as “James”, “Is”, “Gay, “As”, and “Fuck” across varying platforms. He was sentenced to 20 years in a Russian federal prison.
===Security breaches===
The website was hacked in May 2019, with the administrator of [[RaidForums]] uploading the database of the website for anyone to access.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Account Hijacking Forum OGusers Hacked – Krebs on Security |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/account-hijacking-forum-ogusers-hacked/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225062411/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/05/account-hijacking-forum-ogusers-hacked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2020, the website was hacked again with user data being stolen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2020 |title=Stolen credentials forum OGUsers hacked again with user data stolen |url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/stolen-credentials-forum-ogusers-hacked-user-data-stolen/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=SiliconANGLE |language=en-US |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225062638/https://siliconangle.com/2020/12/02/stolen-credentials-forum-ogusers-hacked-user-data-stolen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Reception==
[[Brian Krebs]], an American journalist and [[Investigative journalism|investigative reporter]] known for the coverage of cybercriminals, has described the forum as a place "overrun with shady characters who are there mainly to rip off other members."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=4 February 2021 |title=Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts – Krebs on Security |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-target-resellers-of-hacked-accounts/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=KrebsonSecurity |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225061431/https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/02/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-target-resellers-of-hacked-accounts/ }}</ref> In his report, he described how Facebook''',''' [[Instagram]], [[TikTok]], and Twitter have taken steps to crack down on users of the forum involved in the trafficking of hijacked accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter crack down on 'OGUsers' theft ring |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-crack-down-on-ogusers-theft-ring/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225061453/https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-twitter-crack-down-on-ogusers-theft-ring/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Facebook told Krebs that the forum uses various tactics, such as harassment, intimidation, hacking, [[coercion]], [[extortion]], [[sextortion]], SIM swapping, and swatting.<ref name=":0" /> Brian also knows nothing about Ogusers aswell and is a poor federal ape.
==See also==
* [[Hack Forums]]
* [[Nulled]]
* [[BlackHatWorld]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Crime forums]]
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“Alexander”</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Online_advertising" title="Online advertising">Advertising</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional (required to participate)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">April 2017; 6 years ago<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>OGUsers</b> (<b>OGU</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Internet_forum" title="Internet forum">internet forum</a> that facilitates the discussion and buying of social media accounts and online <a href="/enwiki/wiki/User_(computing)" title="User (computing)">usernames</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> Established in 2017, the website is dedicated to the buying and selling of "rare" or "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Originality" title="Originality">OG</a>" online accounts that are considered valuable due to their name or age.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> The website acts as a platform for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cybercrime" title="Cybercrime">cybercrime</a> and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Harassment" title="Harassment">harassment</a> of individuals for access to their online accounts.<sup id="cite_ref-hackread.com_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hackread.com-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a></sup> Several high-profile incidents have been linked to the forum, most notably the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_Twitter_account_hijacking" title="2020 Twitter account hijacking">2020 Twitter account hijacking</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
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<p>The site has been linked to various <a href="/enwiki/wiki/SIM_swap_scam" title="SIM swap scam">SIM swap scams</a>, where discussion took place on <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Identity_theft" title="Identity theft">identity theft</a> methods to change login information for online accounts.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup>
</p><p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Graham_Ivan_Clark" title="Graham Ivan Clark">Graham Ivan Clark</a>, regarded as the "mastermind" behind the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/2020_Twitter_account_hijacking" title="2020 Twitter account hijacking">2020 Twitter account hijacking</a>, was a former member of the forum.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> Two participants, Mason Sheppard and Nima Fazeli, acted as brokers in selling of Twitter handles on the website.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2020, a man from <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> died from a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a> from a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Swatting" title="Swatting">swatting</a>. An individual in the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> was attempting to coerce the man for an online username by utilizing tactics of the site, with him later being sentenced to five years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>Most Recently, in 2024, a OGUsers member identified only by his username “@admits” on telegram was responsible for the theft of nearly $50,000 worth of valuable usernames, such as “James”, “Is”, “Gay, “As”, and “Fuck” across varying platforms. He was sentenced to 20 years in a Russian federal prison.
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<p>The website was hacked in May 2019, with the administrator of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/RaidForums" title="RaidForums">RaidForums</a> uploading the database of the website for anyone to access.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> In December 2020, the website was hacked again with user data being stolen.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>
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<p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Brian_Krebs" title="Brian Krebs">Brian Krebs</a>, an American journalist and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Investigative_journalism" title="Investigative journalism">investigative reporter</a> known for the coverage of cybercriminals, has described the forum as a place "overrun with shady characters who are there mainly to rip off other members."<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a></sup> In his report, he described how Facebook<b>,</b> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a>, and Twitter have taken steps to crack down on users of the forum involved in the trafficking of hijacked accounts.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> Facebook told Krebs that the forum uses various tactics, such as harassment, intimidation, hacking, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Coercion" title="Coercion">coercion</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Extortion" title="Extortion">extortion</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sextortion" title="Sextortion">sextortion</a>, SIM swapping, and swatting.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11">[11]</a></sup> Brian also knows nothing about Ogusers aswell and is a poor federal ape.
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hack_Forums" title="Hack Forums">Hack Forums</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nulled" title="Nulled">Nulled</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/BlackHatWorld" title="BlackHatWorld">BlackHatWorld</a></li></ul>
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Whether or not the change was made through a Tor exit node (tor_exit_node) | false |
Unix timestamp of change (timestamp) | '1715848065' |
