Rajol Hazin

Profile narrative

The threat actor is known by the alias Rajol Hazin. Open‑source information places the actor’s location in the United States of America. The actor has been linked to the hacktivist collective Anonymous. This linkage stems from a reported cyber incident involving the Ohio State website. The incident occurred on August 17, 2014.

On that date, attackers compromised the Ohio State website and replaced its original content. The replacement message criticized the university’s policies. The defacement caused reputational harm to the institution. Analysis of the incident noted that it highlighted weaknesses in the university’s web infrastructure. No public reports indicated that data was exfiltrated or altered beyond the visible defacement. The compromise did not appear to affect secondary systems or services. The original Hackread report did not specify the technical methods used to gain access. It also did not indicate how long the defacement remained visible. The report did not mention whether any internal systems were accessed beyond the web front‑end.

The targeting of a U.S. higher‑education institution suggests a focus on the education sector within the United States. The nature of the defacement aligns with typical hacktivist objectives of conveying a political or social message. No additional campaigns or operations have been publicly attributed to Rajol Hazin beyond this event. Consequently, the available public record consists of a single defacement incident linked to the Anonymous collective.

Incidents

Attributed incidents are available to members.