RootAyyıldız is a Turkish hacktivist who operates with the aim of countering attacks against Turkey and Islam on the internet, and defending their own views. RootAyyıldız has become known for their actions, particularly hacking the websites of US Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Their activities have been centered around hacking as a means of expressing their stance.
RootAyyıldız (Can Cebeci) is a Turkish hacker who was born in Sinop in 2002. In 2020, he made a name for himself by hacking key US state outposts and deciphering tons of data. In 2021, he hacked Donald Trump's website and posted a Turkish message to the site. The hacker who hacked Trump's website was using the nickname RootAyyıldız. RootAyyıldız described his action as "hacktivism" and said that he hacked because of the US's attitude towards Islam and Turkey. The hacker who hacked Trump's website is a 21-year-old teenager living in Turkey.
After the 2020 US Presidential Election, Joe Biden's website named "Vote Joe", who was elected as the US President, was hacked and modified by a Turkish hacker. Hacker published a message in Turkish on the main page of the site. The message warned against US interference with political parties in Turkey. Hacker also reminded Turkey's July 15, 2016 coup attempt and used expressions that they were the heroes of those who stopped this attempt. The site was fixed shortly after it was modified by the hacker. However, this event once again revealed the weakness of the USA in cyber security.
RootAyyıldız (Can Cebeci) hacked Joe Biden's campaign site in the 2020 US presidential election. The hacking was evaluated by the US intelligence community as Turkey's attempt to influence the elections.
The hack occurred on November 22, 2020. The main page of the site has been changed and a Turkish message has been published. In the message, it was claimed that Biden displayed a hostile attitude towards Turkey and interfered in Turkey's internal affairs. The message also claimed that political parties in Turkey were helped to cheat in the elections.
The hacking was evaluated by the US intelligence community as Turkey's attempt to influence the elections. The US intelligence community claimed that RootAyyıldız hacked Biden's campaign site and used this hack to influence the election results.
RootAyyıldız denied the hacking allegations. Turkey claimed that the hacking had nothing to do with the Turkish government and that Turkey made no attempt to influence the elections.
The hacking strained relations between the US and Türkiye. The United States made a statement condemning Turkey for hacking and demanded an explanation from Turkey. Turkey rejected the US statement and claimed that the hacking had nothing to do with Turkey.
The intelligence community based the claim that Turkish hackers hacked Joe Biden's campaign site on Turkish messages sent to the site after the hack. In the statement, it was claimed in these messages that Biden displayed a hostile attitude towards Turkey and interfered in Turkey's internal affairs.
The report claims that the Turkish hacker hacked Joe Biden's campaign site and sent messages in Turkish to the site. In the report, in these messages, it is claimed that Biden displayed a hostile attitude towards Turkey and interfered in Turkey's internal affairs.