Daniel Santinelli | |
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| Known for | being part of the hacking movement of Argentina and being one of the first Argentine hackers to reveal his identity |
Daniel "El Chacal" Sentinelli is an Argentine hacker. He was one of the first hackers from the country to make his identity public, after he public demonstrated for the FBI how easy it was to invade secret networks from the American Government.
El Chacal began his activities as a hacker during the 80s. [1] He was one of the founding members of the Piratas Unidos Argentinos, in 1986. [2] He was also part of the First Hacking Congress in Argentina, where he spoke about data cryptography using PGP. [3]
In the 90s, worried about the invasion of secret networks from the American government, the FBI sent one of their agents to their basis in Montevideo. El Chacal revealed his identity and made a public demonstration at a cybercafe on Belgrano of how easy it was to hack those systems. [2]
Sentinelli was one of the first Argentine hackers to make his identity public. [4] After revealing his identity, he began working as a security consultant. [5] He has worked for private companies and for the government. [1] He is also a columnist of Domingo Digital . [6] [7]