Vinnie - Revision history

Ghost.13: Updated detailed biography, history, awards, and groups

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Updated detailed biography, history, awards, and groups

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	\| Biography = Vinnie joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. ~~He was attracted to the forums because of his~~ passion for computers, ~~booters and server stress testing, DNS, and~~ network security, ~~having come~~ from the Darkode community. He left after his ~~searches proved fruitless~~, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with ~~bots,~~ RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. ~~The~~ member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] ~~at the same~~ time ~~as Kohsti and Gold~~.		\| Biography = Vinnie joined [[Hack Forums]] on December 14th, 2010. His passion for computers, particularly in network security, as well as his background from the Darkode community brought him to the forums. He initially left after his registration, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin Kohsti in the year 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with RATs and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. A member in the name of Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. The three of them upgraded to [[L33t]] after some time.

	Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other ~~Hack Forums~~ members' RATs and encrypting their ~~servers~~ for further ~~RAT~~ usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his skills and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other Hack Forums users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. BELLAGIO subsequently invited him to Illuminati, having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.		Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other members' RATs and encrypting their clients for further usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his skills and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other [[Hack Forums]] users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. [[BELLAGIO]] subsequently invited him to [[Illuminati]], having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.

	Vinnie eventually became a leader of Illuminati after bugga departed from the group. When BELLAGIO expressed his intent to sell the group, Vinnie intervened and purchased the group from him alongside [[Anonymous]]. The two became co-owners of the group, and developed several products that generated a significant amount of revenue for the pair. Seeing his potential, Vinnie partnered with Anonymous to purchase [[Legion]], then known as [[The Corporation]] ~~and~~ owned by [[Tibit]].		Vinnie eventually became a leader of [[Illuminati]] after [[Bugga\|bugga]] departed from the group. When [[BELLAGIO]] expressed his intent to sell the group, Vinnie intervened and purchased the group from him alongside [[Anonymous]]. The two became co-owners of the group, and developed several products that generated a significant amount of revenue for the pair. Seeing his potential, Vinnie partnered with [[Anonymous]] to purchase [[Legion]], then known as [[The Corporation]] which was owned by the user [[Tibit]].

	<blockquote>BELLAGIO wanted to sell Illuminati, so I ended up asking Anonymous to partner up with me. He was a nobody at the time, but accepted the offer and we went 50/50 on Illuminati. ~~Anon~~ was the owner of the group, and I led the group fully. We had the Illuminati and Legion stresser, giving us $8,000 per week.</blockquote>		<blockquote>[[BELLAGIO]] wanted to sell [[Illuminati]], so I ended up asking [[Anonymous]] to partner up with me. He was a nobody at the time, but accepted the offer and we went 50/50 on [[Illuminati]]. [[Anonymous]] was the owner of the group, and I led the group fully. We had the [[Illuminati]] and [[Legion]] stresser, giving us $8,000 per week.</blockquote>

	Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, Legion became a grey hat group as a result of Omniscient's ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a ~~similarly~~ minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of ~~the group,~~ and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the ~~group~~ was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, Omniscient deleted the Root group and closed the accounts of [[Castle Bravo]], ~~the group's owner~~, [[~~RyanC~~]], and [[Starfall]]~~, two leaders of Root~~.		Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, [[Legion]] became a grey hat group as a result of [[Omniscient]]'s ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a similar like-minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of both groups and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the [[Legion]] was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, [[Omniscient]] deleted the [[Root]] group and closed the accounts of the group's owner, [[Castle Bravo]], as well as two leaders of [[Root]], [[Who?]] and [[Starfall]].

	Among Vinnie's friends on Hack Forums was Judge Dredd, then an administrator. Judge Dredd accidentally [[Rep Kill\|repkilled]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including Tibit, [[mad]], and bugga. His mind was clouded ~~by his~~ fury ~~but~~ he ~~didn't care. He~~ leaked personal conversations ~~with~~ Judge Dredd ~~and~~ other notable members, ~~and~~ revealed his ~~hacking of~~ many other accounts ~~outside of~~ those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance. Legitimate or not, Judge Dredd resigned from his administrative position on good terms with Omniscient, and was given the [[Complexity]] ~~usergroup. Judge Dredd was retained as a Staff member, however~~.		Among Vinnie's friends on [[Hack Forums]] was [[Judge Dredd]], then an administrator. [[Judge Dredd]] accidentally [[Rep Kill\|repkilled]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including [[Tibit]], [[mad]], and [[Bugga\|bugga]]. His mind was clouded with anger and fury as he also leaked personal conversations between him and [[Judge Dredd]], as well as other notable members, which also revealed his hacks on many other accounts besides those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance on [[Judge Dredd]]'s end. Legitimate or not, [[Judge Dredd]] resigned from his administrative position on good terms with [[Omniscient]], but was retained as [[Staff]] and was given the [[Complexity]] user group.

	Vinnie sold his half of Illuminati back to Anonymous, and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], ~~changing it~~ to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, ~~who had paid~~ him and [[Apple J4ck]] over $137 ~~thousand dollars~~ for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].		Vinnie sold his half of [[Illuminati]] back to [[Anonymous]], and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], which he effectively changed to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, paying him and the user [[Apple J4ck]] over $137,000 for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the sole exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].

	In December of 2014, Vinnie was arrested for alleged implications in the LizardSquad hacks across the world and for PayPal fraud. Both of the charges were dropped due to the lack of evidence against him, however.		In December of 2014, Vinnie was arrested for alleged implications in the LizardSquad hacks across the world and for PayPal fraud. Both of the charges were dropped due to the lack of evidence against him, however.

	At the end of the road, Vinnie ~~is leaving Hack Forums because of~~ his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]~~. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both~~ for his ~~own safety~~ and the forum's safety.		At the end of the road, [[Omniscient]] has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum due to his previous involvement with the Darkode community and his drama with [[Understalker]] for his and the forum's safety.
	\| History = * Former Owner of [[Instinct]]		\| History =
			* Former Owner of [[Instinct]]
	* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]		* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]
	* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]		* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]
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	* Former Leader of [[Specialists]]		* Former Leader of [[Specialists]]

	\| ~~PersonalComm~~= Interests include:		\| PersonComm =
			Interests include:
	* Remote Administration Tools		* Remote Administration Tools
	* Website and Forum Hacking		* Website and Forum Hacking
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	\| Alias2 = Vincenzio		\| Alias2 = Vincenzio
	\| Alias3 = Αnonymous		\| Alias3 = Αnonymous
	\| AwardName1 = ~~Sapphire of Ub3r~~		\| AwardName1 =
	\| AwardName2 = ~~Gift~~		\| AwardName2 =
	\| AwardName3 = ~~Black Hatter~~		\| AwardName3 =
	\| AwardName4 = ~~Green Apple~~		\| AwardName4 =
	\| ~~AwardName5~~ = ~~Sticky Man~~		\| GroupName1 =
	\| ~~AwardName6~~ = ~~Flamer~~		\| GroupName2 =
	\| ~~GroupName1~~ = ~~Null~~		\| GroupName3 =
	\| ~~GroupName2 = 3p1c~~		\| GroupName4 =
	~~\| GroupName3~~ = ~~Ub3r~~
	}}		}}

Viral Dragon at 05:59, 14 August 2016

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	Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, Legion became a grey hat group as a result of Omniscient's ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a similarly minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of the group, and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the group was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, Omniscient deleted the Root group and closed the accounts of [[Castle Bravo]], the group's owner, [[RyanC]], and [[Starfall]], two leaders of Root.		Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, Legion became a grey hat group as a result of Omniscient's ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a similarly minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of the group, and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the group was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, Omniscient deleted the Root group and closed the accounts of [[Castle Bravo]], the group's owner, [[RyanC]], and [[Starfall]], two leaders of Root.

	Among Vinnie's friends on Hack Forums was Judge Dredd, then an administrator. Judge Dredd accidentally [[~~Repfuck~~\|repkilled]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including Tibit, [[mad]], and bugga. His mind was clouded by his fury but he didn't care. He leaked personal conversations with Judge Dredd and other notable members, and revealed his hacking of many other accounts outside of those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance. Legitimate or not, Judge Dredd resigned from his administrative position on good terms with Omniscient, and was given the [[Complexity]] usergroup. Judge Dredd was retained as a Staff member, however.		Among Vinnie's friends on Hack Forums was Judge Dredd, then an administrator. Judge Dredd accidentally [[Rep Kill\|repkilled]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including Tibit, [[mad]], and bugga. His mind was clouded by his fury but he didn't care. He leaked personal conversations with Judge Dredd and other notable members, and revealed his hacking of many other accounts outside of those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance. Legitimate or not, Judge Dredd resigned from his administrative position on good terms with Omniscient, and was given the [[Complexity]] usergroup. Judge Dredd was retained as a Staff member, however.

	Vinnie sold his half of Illuminati back to Anonymous, and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], changing it to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, who had paid him and [[Apple J4ck]] over $137 thousand dollars for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].		Vinnie sold his half of Illuminati back to Anonymous, and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], changing it to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, who had paid him and [[Apple J4ck]] over $137 thousand dollars for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].

Reve4 neeuQ at 07:59, 1 February 2016

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	Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, Legion became a grey hat group as a result of Omniscient's ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a similarly minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of the group, and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the group was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, Omniscient deleted the Root group and closed the accounts of [[Castle Bravo]], the group's owner, [[RyanC]], and [[Starfall]], two leaders of Root.		Although Vinnie's background was in black hat hacking, Legion became a grey hat group as a result of Omniscient's ban on black hat discussion and activity. This put them at odds with [[Root]], a similarly minded hacking group. There was significant enmity between members of the group, and tensions rose over time. Just over one month after the group was founded, the payment database for member upgrades was compromised and the personal information of thousands of members became public. The information was allegedly compromised with the intent of revealing the details of Legion members in specific. In response, Omniscient deleted the Root group and closed the accounts of [[Castle Bravo]], the group's owner, [[RyanC]], and [[Starfall]], two leaders of Root.

	Among Vinnie's friends on Hack Forums was Judge Dredd, then an administrator. Judge Dredd accidentally [[Repfuck\|~~repfucked~~]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including Tibit, [[mad]], and bugga. His mind was clouded by his fury but he didn't care. He leaked personal conversations with Judge Dredd and other notable members, and revealed his hacking of many other accounts outside of those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance. Legitimate or not, Judge Dredd resigned from his administrative position on good terms with Omniscient, and was given the [[Complexity]] usergroup. Judge Dredd was retained as a Staff member, however.		Among Vinnie's friends on Hack Forums was Judge Dredd, then an administrator. Judge Dredd accidentally [[Repfuck\|repkilled]] Vinnie without any apparent reason. In response, Vinnie compromised the accounts of various forum members including Tibit, [[mad]], and bugga. His mind was clouded by his fury but he didn't care. He leaked personal conversations with Judge Dredd and other notable members, and revealed his hacking of many other accounts outside of those already mentioned. The details of the leaked conversations revealed evidence of apparent malfeasance. Legitimate or not, Judge Dredd resigned from his administrative position on good terms with Omniscient, and was given the [[Complexity]] usergroup. Judge Dredd was retained as a Staff member, however.

	Vinnie sold his half of Illuminati back to Anonymous, and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], changing it to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, who had paid him and [[Apple J4ck]] over $137 thousand dollars for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].		Vinnie sold his half of Illuminati back to Anonymous, and purchased [[WiFi Gang]], changing it to [[Legacy]]. The group was paid for by one of Vinnie's customers, who had paid him and [[Apple J4ck]] over $137 thousand dollars for a series of jobs. Its purpose as a gaming group remained across all its versions, with the exception of [[The Lannisters]], later taking the form of [[Instinct]] and [[Nightfall]]. Vinnie later purchased [[The Alliance]] and changed it to [[Null]], alongside [[T3h Hack3r]] and [[Shanks]].

Roger Waters at 21:34, 22 July 2015

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	At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.		At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.
	\| History = * ~~Current~~ Owner of [[Instinct]]		\| History = * Former Owner of [[Instinct]]
	* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]		* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]
	* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]		* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]
			* Former Owner of [[Nightfall]]
	* Former Leader of [[L'appel du vide]]		* Former Leader of [[L'appel du vide]]
	* Former Leader of [[Legion]]		* Former Leader of [[Legion]]

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	\| UserID = 600771		\| UserID = 600771
	\| JoinDate = 12-14-2010		\| JoinDate = 12-14-2010
			\| JoinYear = 2010
			\| CloseYear = 2015
	\| Status = Closed		\| Status = Closed
	\| IsWriter = True		\| IsWriter = True

Average at 23:31, 20 July 2015

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	\| JoinDate = 12-14-2010		\| JoinDate = 12-14-2010
	\| Status = ~~Active~~		\| Status = Closed
	\| IsWriter = True		\| IsWriter = True
	\| Biography = Vinnie joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, DNS, and network security, having come from the Darkode community. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.		\| Biography = Vinnie joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, DNS, and network security, having come from the Darkode community. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.
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	\| GroupName1 = Null		\| GroupName1 = Null
	\| GroupName2 = 3p1c		\| GroupName2 = 3p1c
	\| GroupName3 ~~= Instinct~~		\| GroupName3 = Ub3r
	~~\| GroupName4~~ = Ub3r
	}}		}}

Roger Waters at 21:43, 19 July 2015

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	At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.		At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.
	\| History = * Current Owner of [[Instinct]]		\| History = * Current Owner of [[Instinct]]
	* Current Leader of [[Null]]
	* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]		* Former Owner of [[Legacy]]
	* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]		* Former Owner of [[Lannisters]]
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	* Former Leader of [[Legion]]		* Former Leader of [[Legion]]
	* Former Leader of [[Illuminati]]		* Former Leader of [[Illuminati]]
			* Former Leader of [[Null]]
	* Former Leader of [[Specialists]]		* Former Leader of [[Specialists]]

D3xus at 23:25, 17 July 2015

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	\| IsWriter = True		\| IsWriter = True
	\| Biography = Vinnie~~, then known as v4r1z,~~ joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, and network security. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.		\| Biography = Vinnie joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, DNS, and network security, having come from the Darkode community. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.

	Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other Hack Forums members' RATs and encrypting their servers for further RAT usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his skills and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other Hack Forums users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. BELLAGIO subsequently invited him to Illuminati, having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.		Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other Hack Forums members' RATs and encrypting their servers for further RAT usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his skills and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other Hack Forums users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. BELLAGIO subsequently invited him to Illuminati, having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.

D3xus at 23:21, 17 July 2015

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	In December of 2014, Vinnie was arrested for alleged implications in the LizardSquad hacks across the world and for PayPal fraud. Both of the charges were dropped due to the lack of evidence against him, however.		In December of 2014, Vinnie was arrested for alleged implications in the LizardSquad hacks across the world and for PayPal fraud. Both of the charges were dropped due to the lack of evidence against him, however.

	At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]~~. When Understalker threatened to target Vinnie's girlfriend, Vinnie hacked Understalker's computer and released his personal information off site~~. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.		At the end of the road, Vinnie is leaving Hack Forums because of his previous involvement with Darkode and his drama with [[Understalker]]. Omniscient has kindly asked Vinnie to leave the forum, both for his own safety and the forum's safety.
	\| History = * Current Owner of [[Instinct]]		\| History = * Current Owner of [[Instinct]]
	* Current Leader of [[Null]]		* Current Leader of [[Null]]

D3xus at 23:21, 17 July 2015

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	\| Biography = Vinnie, then known as v4r1z, joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, and network security. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.		\| Biography = Vinnie, then known as v4r1z, joined Hack Forums on December 14th, 2010. He was attracted to the forums because of his passion for computers, booters and server stress testing, and network security. He left after his searches proved fruitless, but came back to Hack Forums with his cousin [[Kohsti]] in 2012. The two began assisting other forum members with bots, RATs, and botnets to gain reputation and notoriety on the forum. The member Gold got Vinnie and Kohsti involved in a RAT Help Desk operated by the [[Illuminati]] group, giving them a significant boost to their credibility. He upgraded to [[L33t]] at the same time as Kohsti and Gold.

	Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other Hack Forums members' RATs and encrypting their servers for further RAT usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his ~~gaming skill~~ and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other Hack Forums users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. BELLAGIO subsequently invited him to Illuminati, having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.~~<ref name="VinFeedback"></ref>~~		Using the knowledge learned from RATting other users, Vinnie and Kohsti amassed a great deal of wealth setting up other Hack Forums members' RATs and encrypting their servers for further RAT usage. Vinnie applied for and was accepted to [[Respawn]], his first group on HF, where [[Bugga\|bugga]] noticed his skills and invited him to [[Propitious]]. Vinnie became a regular user in [[BELLAGIO]]'s "Parlaying" TinyChat room, where he befriended many other Hack Forums users and gained a notable reputation as a friendly and intelligent member. BELLAGIO subsequently invited him to Illuminati, having been impressed with Vinnie's intelligence and personality. Similar to their L33t upgrade, Vinnie and Kohsti simultaneously upgraded to [[Ub3r]] and celebrated by giving each other +3 reps.

	Vinnie eventually became a leader of Illuminati after bugga departed from the group. When BELLAGIO expressed his intent to sell the group, Vinnie intervened and purchased the group from him alongside [[Anonymous]]. The two became co-owners of the group, and developed several products that generated a significant amount of revenue for the pair. Seeing his potential, Vinnie partnered with Anonymous to purchase [[Legion]], then known as [[The Corporation]] and owned by [[Tibit]].		Vinnie eventually became a leader of Illuminati after bugga departed from the group. When BELLAGIO expressed his intent to sell the group, Vinnie intervened and purchased the group from him alongside [[Anonymous]]. The two became co-owners of the group, and developed several products that generated a significant amount of revenue for the pair. Seeing his potential, Vinnie partnered with Anonymous to purchase [[Legion]], then known as [[The Corporation]] and owned by [[Tibit]].
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	\| Alias1 = Vinnie		\| Alias1 = Vinnie
	\| Alias2 = Vincenzio		\| Alias2 = Vincenzio