Hacker Takes Down White Supremacist Dating Sites Using AI and Basic Exploits

A hacker using the pseudonym Martha Root successfully took down several white supremacist dating and service websites, demonstrating how easily exploitable these platforms are while using AI to gather intelligence on their users.

Dismantling Hate Online

During the annual Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany, a hacker known as Martha Root presented a remarkable takedown of several white supremacist platforms. Dressed as the Pink Ranger from Power Rangers, Root deleted the servers of WhiteDate (described as a “Tinder for Nazis”), WhiteChild (a white supremacist sperm and egg donor service), and WhiteDeal (a racist freelance marketplace).

The cybersecurity of these platforms proved to be virtually nonexistent. Root demonstrated how simply typing “whitedate.net/download-all-users/” provided immediate access to the entire user database with a simple “Download Now” button.

AI-Powered Investigation

Before deleting the servers, Root deployed an AI chatbot powered by Meta’s open-source Llama model to engage with users and gather intelligence. The chatbot, operating under the username “lilmisethnostate,” was programmed to show interest in traditional family roles and heritage while maintaining an approachable tone.

This strategy proved so effective that the account was invited to a WhiteDate meetup in northern Germany by a user named “Anglo-Saxon,” allowing Root to monitor the group’s activities from a safe distance.

Key Findings and Impact

Root’s investigation revealed several interesting insights about WhiteDate:

• The platform had over 6,500 users
• An astonishing 86% of users were men
• The site was owned by Christiane Horn, who made little effort to hide her identity

Following the hack, Root created a front-end for the leaked data at okstupid.lol, which includes an interactive map showing geolocations of identified users revealed through image metadata shared on WhiteDate.

The complete dataset has been passed to the nonprofit collective Distributed Denial of Secrets under the name “WhiteLeaks,” with access to unpublished data restricted to verified journalists and researchers.

A New Approach to Combating Extremism

This hack represents an innovative approach to fighting online extremism, demonstrating how AI can be used to confound hate groups at scale. As stated in the official abstract, the operation “demonstrates how algorithms, AI personas, and investigative thinking can expose hate, challenge its narratives, and break down its echo chambers.”

The timing is particularly significant given Germany’s ongoing struggle against racism and antisemitism, with politicians warning about surging neo-Nazi networks online even as thousands protest against right-wing extremism.

Root’s actions highlight both the vulnerability of these extremist platforms and the potential for technology to be leveraged against them in creative and effective ways.