Killing Killnet

Name: Killing Killnet
Description: Killnet was one of the most publicly visible Russian hacktivist groups of the post-2022 era. With a Telegram channel in the tens of thousands of followers, regular appearances in Russian state media,

Alex Holden

DEF CON 33 · Day 3 · Main Stage

Killnet was one of the most publicly visible Russian hacktivist groups of the post-2022 era. With a Telegram channel in the tens of thousands of followers, regular appearances in Russian state media,

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Holden documents how nine analysts at Hold Security identified Killnet's financial dependency on the Solaris darknet drug marketplace, systematically penetrated Solaris infrastructure, executed a multi-round data exposure campaign, redirected cryptocurrency to a Ukrainian charity, and triggered Killnet's operational collapse. Rare public documentation of a real threat actor disruption operation.