Dylan Wheeler

Dylan Shane Terry Wheeler
Born	December 30, 1995 Subiaco, Western Australia
Residence	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Nationality	Australian, Czech
Other names	superDaE
Alma mater	Curtin University (dropped out)
Occupation	Security consultant
Criminal charge	Possession of Child Exploitation Material (CEM); Unlawful use of a computer with intent to benefit; Unlawful use of a computer with intent to benefit; Dishonestly obtain or deal in personal financial information; Possess or copy an indecent or obscene article; Fail to obey Data Access Order;

Dylan Shane Terry Wheeler (born December 30, 1995) is an Australian & Czech hacker known for being a part of the Xbox Underground hacking group.^[1][2] He was the subject of a report on ABC's 7.30 regarding his leaving Australia.^[3]

Hacking

Wheeler was raided on 19 February 2013 by the WA Police in collaboration with the FBI^[4] and later charged with possession of child pornography and a stem of Australian charges similarly related to those of his US counterparts to which he pled not guilty.^[5]

Next-gen gaming consoles

Wheeler is a notable figure when it comes to the next generation of gaming consoles, having leaked the specifications for various next-generation consoles to various media outlets,^[6][7] sparking an outrage as to leaked insider secrets, and features.^[8]

Investigation

Dylan was named as a co-conspirator in a sealed federal US indictment in July 2013 leaked by the The Smoking Gun^[9] which alleges the group named Xbox Underground were responsible for compromising computer networks of its targets between 2011 and 2013, according to the 65-page indictment.^[10][11]

Epic Games

Wheeler claims to be praised for an apparently drunken escapade which saw him calling up Epic Games about a security breach in which he had subsequently discussed and closed severe security flaws in their network. Epic Games subsequently mailed him a poster thanking him.^[1]

US Military

It was alleged that the group gained unauthorised access to the United States Department of the Army beginning in or around October 2012, and an alleged theft of confidential data valued at more than $5,000.^[11]

See also

• Xbox Underground

References

1. Stephen Totilo. "The Incredible Rise and Fall of a Hacker Who Found the Secrets of the Next Xbox and PlayStation—And Maybe More". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
2. Luke Hopewell. "The Aussie Kid Who Allegedly Hacked The Gaming Industry Wants To Give Up His Citizenship Over 'Police State' Laws". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
3. Lauren Day, (26 November 2015), Wanted teen hacker says it's 'scary' how easily he was able to leave Australia, 7:30, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4. Luke Karmali (21 February 2013). "Next-Gen Xbox Leaker SuperDaE Raided by Police". IGN. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. Jeremy Kirk (30 August 2013). "Australian who boasted of hacking to plead not guilty to charges stemming from raid". PCWorld. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
6. "The Curious Case of the Durango Devkit Leak". Eurogamer.net. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
7. Edward Smith. "Sony Officially Announces PlayStation 4 [VIDEO]". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
8. Rik Henderson. "Xbox 720 vs PS4: What Microsoft needs to do to win the next-gen war". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
9. "FBI Arrests Trio For Microsoft Xbox Hacking". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
10. Stephen Totilo. "Hackers Charged With Stealing From Valve, Microsoft And More". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
11. "FBI Arrests Trio For Microsoft Xbox Hacking". The Smoking Gun. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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