TruthSec
Attribution profile
- Type
- Activist
- Location
- United States of America
- Known incidents
- 1 incident
- Sources
- 1 source
- First seen
- 2016-01-31
- Last seen
- 2016-01-31
- Updated
- 2026-10-15 05:44
- Aliases
- 1 alias
STIX characteristics
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Profile narrative
TruthSec, a small hacking crew that claims affiliation with the Anonymous hacktivist collective, operates primarily within the United States. The group’s observed activity consists of doxxing individuals who have previously exposed private information, publishing the targets’ personal contact details and encouraging others to harass them via telephone, email and social‑media platforms, as demonstrated when they released the personal information of Miami police officer Javier Ortiz after he doxxed a civilian in January 2016. No malware families, specific initial‑access vectors or specialized tooling are mentioned in the reporting; their tactics rely on information‑gathering and public dissemination. TruthSec is publicly linked only to the broader Anonymous movement and has no identified state sponsor or criminal‑consortium affiliation. The most notable operation attributed to them is the February 2016 response to the Miami police‑officer doxxing incident, which also triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officer originally recorded for speeding.
Incidents
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1 incidentSources
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