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{{Short description|Hacker group}}
{{Short description|Hacker group}}
{{lowercase title|globalHell}}'''globalHell''' (known as 'gH') was an American hacker group. They were one of the first hacking groups who gained notoriety for website defacements and breaches. The combined losses caused by the group were estimated to be ranged between $1.5m and $2.5m.{{Cite web |date=2000-03-30 |title=Global Hell hacker to plead guilty, Part I |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/global-hell-hacker-to-plead-guilty-part-i/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602000830/https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/global-hell-hacker-to-plead-guilty-part-i/ |archive-date=2023-06-02 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=ZDNET |language=en}} The group has been called a "cyber gang".{{Cite book |last1=Marion |first1=Nancy E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GErEEAAAQBAJ&dq=globalHell&pg=PA202 |title=Cybercrime: An Encyclopedia of Digital Crime |last2=Twede |first2=Jason |date=2020-10-06 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4408-5735-5 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518204244/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GErEEAAAQBAJ&dq=globalHell&pg=PA202&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |archive-date=2024-05-18}}
{{lowercase title|globalHell}}'''globalHell''' (known as 'gH') was an American hacker group. They were one of the first hacking groups who gained notoriety for website defacements and breaches. The combined losses caused by the group were estimated to be ranged between $1.5m and $2.5m.{{Cite web |date=2000-03-30 |title=Global Hell hacker to plead guilty, Part I |url=https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/global-hell-hacker-to-plead-guilty-part-i/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602000830/https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/global-hell-hacker-to-plead-guilty-part-i/ |archive-date=2023-06-02 |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=ZDNET |language=en}} The group has been called a "cyber gang".{{Cite book |last1=Marion |first1=Nancy E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GErEEAAAQBAJ&dq=globalHell&pg=PA202 |title=Cybercrime: An Encyclopedia of Digital Crime |last2=Twede |first2=Jason |date=2020-10-06 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4408-5735-5 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518204244/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=GErEEAAAQBAJ&dq=globalHell&pg=PA202&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |archive-date=2024-05-18}}

{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| formation = {{start date and age|1998|02}}
| formation = {{start date and age|1998|02}}
| logo =
| logo =
| founder = Patrick W. Gregory (MostHateD), Chad Davis (Mindphasr)
| founder = Patrick W. Gregory (MostHateD), Chad Davis (Mindphasr)
| dissolved = {{end date and age|1999}}
| dissolved = {{end date and age|1999}}
| purpose = Hacking
| purpose = Hacking
| membership = ~60
| membership = ~60
| membership_year = 1998-1999
| num_members_year = 1998-1999
| language = English
| language = English
| leader_name = Patrick W. Gregory (MostHateD)
| leader_name = Patrick W. Gregory (MostHateD)
| leader_name2 = Chad Davis (Mindphasr)
| leader_name2 = Chad Davis (Mindphasr)
}}
}}
Global Hell was more concerned with gaining notoriety for defacing prominent Web sites than with destroying or capturing sensitive information.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y54RrVCvtaAC&dq=globalHell&pg=PR3 |title=Electronic Crime Needs Assessment for State and Local Law Enforcement |date=2001 |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice |language=en |access-date=2024-03-07 |archive-date=2024-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307134727/https://books.google.com/books?id=y54RrVCvtaAC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR3&dq=globalHell&hl=en#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |url-status=live }} The members of the group were responsible for breaking and defacing approximately 111-115 sites. A few of the systems they broke into include those of [[United States Army]], [[White House]], [[U.S. Cellular|United States Cellular]], [[Ameritech]], [[United States Postal Service|US Postal Service]], [[NASA]] and [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2006-08-23 |title=Hacking Like it's 1999 |url=https://www.wired.com/2006/08/hacking-like-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603054012/https://www.wired.com/2006/08/hacking-like-it/ |archive-date=2023-06-03 |access-date=2024-03-07 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}{{Cite book |last1=Harrison |first1=Ann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ksACoz3PoMwC&dq=globalHell&pg=PA16 |title=Crackers Used Known Weakness on Fed Sites |last2=Ohlson |first2=Kathleen |date=1999-07-05 |publisher=IDG Enterprise |language=en |access-date=2024-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307134313/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ksACoz3PoMwC&pg=PA16&dq=globalHell&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp1v3Cw-GEAxXRs1YBHen-BFwQuwV6BAgJEAY#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |archive-date=2024-03-07 |url-status=live}} The group disbanded in 1999 due to being prosecuted for computer intrusion. The group was hosted on [[IRC]] channel for [[Script kiddie|script kiddies]] called #feed-the-goats.{{Cite magazine |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Final Conspirator in Credit Card Hacking Ring Gets 5 Years |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/04/toey-sentence/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2021-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801114239/https://www.wired.com/2010/04/toey-sentence/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Coder Journeys From Wall Street to Prison |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/05/watt-reports-to-prison/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510211235/https://www.wired.com/2010/05/watt-reports-to-prison/ |url-status=live }} [[Stephen Huntley Watt|Stephen Watt]] and [[Albert Gonzalez]] also frequented the chat room.{{Cite web |last=KUSHNER |first=DAVID |date=2010-03-26 |title=A Simple Scheme to Rob 45,700,000 People |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2010/03/26/tj-maxx-scheme/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Boston Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Prosecutors Seek 6-Year Sentence for TJX Hacker's 'Trusted' Accomplice |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/04/patrick-toey/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}
Global Hell was more concerned with gaining notoriety for defacing prominent Web sites than with destroying or capturing sensitive information.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y54RrVCvtaAC&dq=globalHell&pg=PR3 |title=Electronic Crime Needs Assessment for State and Local Law Enforcement |date=2001 |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice |language=en |access-date=2024-03-07 |archive-date=2024-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307134727/https://books.google.com/books?id=y54RrVCvtaAC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR3&dq=globalHell&hl=en#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |url-status=live }} The members of the group were responsible for breaking and defacing approximately 111-115 sites. A few of the systems they broke into include those of [[United States Army]], [[White House]], [[U.S. Cellular|United States Cellular]], [[Ameritech]], [[United States Postal Service|US Postal Service]], [[NASA]] and [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]].{{Cite magazine |last= |first= |date=2006-08-23 |title=Hacking Like it's 1999 |url=https://www.wired.com/2006/08/hacking-like-it/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603054012/https://www.wired.com/2006/08/hacking-like-it/ |archive-date=2023-06-03 |access-date=2024-03-07 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}{{Cite book |last1=Harrison |first1=Ann |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ksACoz3PoMwC&dq=globalHell&pg=PA16 |title=Crackers Used Known Weakness on Fed Sites |last2=Ohlson |first2=Kathleen |date=1999-07-05 |publisher=IDG Enterprise |language=en |access-date=2024-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307134313/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ksACoz3PoMwC&pg=PA16&dq=globalHell&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp1v3Cw-GEAxXRs1YBHen-BFwQuwV6BAgJEAY#v=onepage&q=globalHell&f=false |archive-date=2024-03-07 |url-status=live}} The group disbanded in 1999 due to being prosecuted for computer intrusion. The group was hosted on [[IRC]] channel for [[Script kiddie|script kiddies]] called #feed-the-goats.{{Cite magazine |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Final Conspirator in Credit Card Hacking Ring Gets 5 Years |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/04/toey-sentence/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2021-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801114239/https://www.wired.com/2010/04/toey-sentence/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Coder Journeys From Wall Street to Prison |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/05/watt-reports-to-prison/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=2023-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510211235/https://www.wired.com/2010/05/watt-reports-to-prison/ |url-status=live }} [[Stephen Huntley Watt|Stephen Watt]] and [[Albert Gonzalez]] also frequented the chat room.{{Cite web |last=KUSHNER |first=DAVID |date=2010-03-26 |title=A Simple Scheme to Rob 45,700,000 People |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/2010/03/26/tj-maxx-scheme/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Boston Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Zetter |first=Kim |title=Prosecutors Seek 6-Year Sentence for TJX Hacker's 'Trusted' Accomplice |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/04/patrick-toey/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}
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