{"id":421613,"date":"2022-03-25T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/grimes-claims-responsibility-for-infamous-blog-hack\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T19:25:12","slug":"grimes-claims-responsibility-for-infamous-blog-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grimes-claims-responsibility-for-infamous-blog-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Grimes claims responsibility for infamous blog hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29c33051d94\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29c33051d94\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grimes-claims-responsibility-for-infamous-blog-hack\/#%E2%80%9CGrimes_claims_responsibility_for_infamous_blog_hack%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Grimes claims responsibility for infamous blog hack&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGrimes_claims_responsibility_for_infamous_blog_hack%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Grimes claims responsibility for infamous blog hack&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Canadian pop star Grimes says she was behind a 2012 hack and a \u201cblackmail\u2019 of the popular culture blog Hipster Runoff after it ran a photo of her kissing an unnamed woman.<\/p>\n<p>The singer confessed to the deed in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dv5UUH4cZeU&amp;t=138s\">an interview with Vanity Fair<\/a>. She said she and a friend who was in the video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> industry carried out a DDoS \u2014 or \u201cdistributed denial of service\u201d \u2014 attack against the indie site after it ran a photo of her kissing a friend as well as an unflattering article.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just at a party with my friends,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2022\/03\/grimes-cover-story-on-music-and-mars\">Grimes told\u00a0Vanity Fair<\/a>, which ran a feature of the singer in its April editions ahead of the release of her new album, \u201cBook1\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone took this photo, and it got leaked to this website called Hipster Runoff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grimes continued: \u201cAnd then he like ran this story and this was like I was trying to be like all integrity and you know, like start my career\u2026 And it was like Grimes gone wild or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cAnd it was just this like super wack, like mean story. And it was like this meme that was going all over the internet. But my friend who worked for \u2014 I will not say which video game had access to\u2026Okay, well I don\u2019t wanna get him in trouble, but anyway\u2026we were actually able to DDoS Hipster Runoff and basically blackmail them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I actually got canceled for this&quot; Grimes Reflects on 10 Life-Changing Moments | Vanity Fair\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dv5UUH4cZeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe were like, like we\u2019re not gonna let you run your put your site back up until you take the story down,\u201d Grimes said. \u201cAnd he did in fact take the story down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it was like my coolest hacker moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, has been in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> in recent months because of her relationship with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Hackers who launch a DDoS attack, which are usually aimed at businesses to extort money, flood their target website with more information and traffic than it is built to take on. As a result, the site cannot access the internet and is forced to shut down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Grimes told Vanity Fair she enlisted a friend who works in the video game industry to hack the blog after it published a photo of her kissing an unnamed woman.\" class=\"wp-image-21663035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Grimes told Vanity Fair she enlisted a friend who works in the video game industry to hack the blog after it published a photo of her kissing an unnamed woman.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The most common way to execute a DDoS hack is to use \u201cbotnets,\u201d or a collection of computers or devices that are infected with malware. These botnets are then used to inundate the target site until it crashes the servers.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie Singh, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hackingbutlegal.com\/grimes-admits-to-blackmail-extortion-and-hacking-in-vanity-fair-video-interview-a1e3a3d41a4e\">the author of a cybersecurity blog<\/a>, said that since Canada does not have a statute of limitation on cybercrime, Grimes\u2019 statements could possibly leave her vulnerable to criminal penalties.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Grimes shares two children with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Elon Musk.\" class=\"wp-image-21663031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/grimes-hacking-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Grimes shares two children with her on-again, off-again boyfriend Elon Musk.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grimes recently revealed that she had once again broken up with on-again-off-again boyfriend Musk. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/10\/how-to-pronounce-elon-musk-and-grimes-baby-name-exa-dark-siderael\/\">The two are now co-parenting their two kids<\/a> \u2014 a boy,\u00a0X \u00c6 A-12, and an infant baby girl, Exa, who was born via surrogate.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six was the first to report that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/11\/grimes-dating-leaker-chelsea-manning-after-elon-musk-breakup\/\">Grimes was in a relationship with Chelsea Manning<\/a>, the former US Army who spent years in prison after she was convicted of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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