Hacktivist takes down white supremacist sites in real time while presenting at hacker conference

Hacktivist Shuts Down White Supremacist Websites Live at Conference

During a recent hacker conference, an activist known as Martha Root took down three white supremacist websites in real time while presenting on stage. The affected sites have yet to be restored.

Dressed as the Pink Ranger from Power Rangers, Root remotely erased the servers for WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal at the conclusion of a talk at the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany. The demonstration was conducted live in front of the conference audience.

Root was joined by journalists Eva Hoffmann and Christian Fuchs, who previously reported on these sites for the German newspaper Die Zeit in October. Their investigative article can be found here.

At the time of writing, all three platforms remain inaccessible. WhiteDate was described as a “Tinder for Nazis,” WhiteChild claimed to connect white supremacist sperm and egg donors, and WhiteDeal functioned as a labor marketplace catering to racists.

The administrator of these sites acknowledged the breach on social media, stating, “They publicly delete all my websites while the audience rejoices. This is cyberterrorism,” and promised to take action. The administrator also alleged that Root deleted their X account, which was later restored.

‼️A German hacker known as "Martha Root" dressed as a pink Power Ranger and deleted a white supremacist dating website live onstage

This happened during the recent CCC conference.

Martha had infiltrated the site, ran her own AI chatbot to extract as much information from users…

Root also made public the data allegedly collected from WhiteDate. According to Root, the site’s security was so poor that user photos contained detailed geolocation information, potentially exposing users’ home addresses.

Root commented, “Imagine calling yourselves the ‘master race’ but failing to secure your own website — maybe focus on learning WordPress before aiming for world domination.”

Details of the Data Leak

The exposed information includes user profiles with names, photos, descriptions, ages, locations (with exact coordinates and user-specified regions), gender, language, race, and other personal details. Root clarified that, for now, no emails, passwords, or private messages have been released.

Based on the leaked data, WhiteDate had over 6,500 users, with a gender split of 86% men and 14% women. Root quipped that this ratio “makes the Smurf village look like a feminist utopia.”

How the Hack Was Carried Out

Root reportedly used AI chatbots to bypass site verification, with the bots being approved as “white” users, according to the conference abstract.

Aftermath and Ongoing Investigation

The nonprofit group DDoSecrets, which archives leaked data for public interest, announced it has received files and user information from the three sites. This release, dubbed “WhiteLeaks,” is not publicly available; instead, journalists and researchers can request access to the full 100GB dataset. See their announcement here.

The administrator of the affected websites did not respond to TechCrunch’s requests for comment, which were sent to addresses shown during the conference and listed in public domain records.

Root, Hoffmann, and Fuchs claim to have identified the administrator as a German woman, though TechCrunch has not independently verified this information.