Elliott Gunton

Elliott Gunton (born 1999), also known by his online pseudonyms Glubz and planet, is a convicted British cybercriminal from Norfolk.

2015 TalkTalk data breach

On 21 October 2015, Gunton engaged in a "sustained cyberattack" against British telecom company TalkTalk, stealing the names, addresses, e-mails, and bank details of its users.

During the subsequent search of his home, law enforcement found "indecent images of children" on Gunton's devices. He received a 12-month youth rehabilitation order.

During a search of Gunton's home, police discovered £407,359.35 in cryptocurrency, which he had allegedly acquired from selling the account details of Instagram users on cybercrime forums. He was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment but was immediately released due to time served.

After his conviction, Gunton's cryptocurrency was auctioned off, the "first ever on the instruction of a police force in the UK".

EtherDelta cryptocurrency theft On 13 August 2019, Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka ("psycho") of Michigan were indicted by a federal grand jury for their involvement in a December 2017 scheme to steal over US$1.4 million in Ethereum. The two were accused of simjacking the CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta and using his access to redirect its users to a clone of EtherDelta, which would give Gunton and Nashatka details of cryptocurrency wallets that users had entered.

In July 2024, Gunton was sentenced to years of imprisonment for his involvement in the scheme.