Darknet Diaries 117: Daniel the Paladin
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May 17, 2022 
Daniel Kelley, a cybersecurity expert, shares his fascinating journey from a mischievous gamer to a responsible ethical hacker. He discusses a surprising security vulnerability found by a child in Xbox Live, and his obsession with World of Warcraft that ignited his hacking interests. Kelley recounts the thrill of hacking, the ethical dilemmas he faced, and his eventual commitment to responsible vulnerability disclosure after witnessing the consequences of his wrongdoing. His story illustrates personal growth and redemption in the complex world of cybersecurity.
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Xbox Spacebar Exploit
- A five-year-old bypassed Xbox Live parental controls by repeatedly pressing the spacebar.
- Microsoft credited the child as a security researcher after the family reported the bug.
DDoS in World of Warcraft
- Daniel Kelley, a skilled World of Warcraft player, was repeatedly disconnected during matches.
- He discovered opponents were using Skype resolvers and booters to DDoS him.
First Defacement
- Daniel, after learning about hacking, defaced a school's website with a troll face image.
- He felt a sense of euphoria from this first act of website defacement.