Faisal
Attribution profile
- Type
- Activist
- Location
- Pakistan
- Known incidents
- 1 incident
- Sources
- 0 sources
- First seen
- 2015-09-27
- Last seen
- 2015-09-27
- Updated
- 2026-10-12 20:30
- Aliases
- 1 alias
STIX characteristics
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Profile narrative
Faisal, also known as Faisal, is a hacker based in Pakistan who has claimed affiliation with the group Team Pak Cyber Attacker. In September 2015 he defaced the official website of the Kerala government in India, posting a burning Indian flag and messages mocking the site's security. The act was intended to disrupt the service and convey a political message, though no financial or espionage motives were disclosed. No details about malware, initial access vectors, or specific tools used in the defacement were provided in the source material. The incident prompted retaliatory defacements of Pakistani government and educational websites by Indian hacking collectives, but Faisal's subsequent activities are not documented in the available sources.
Incidents
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1 incidentSources
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