Charlie Miller (security researcher)
| Charles Miller | |
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 Charlie Miller at Infiltrate 2012 |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Known for | Pwn2Own contest winner |
Charles Miller is a computer security researcher with the consulting firm Accuvant.[1]
Prior to his current employment, he spent five years working for the National Security Agency.[2] Miller demonstrated his hacks publicly on products manufactured by Apple. In 2008 he won a $10,000 cash prize at the hacker conference Pwn2Own in Vancouver Canada for being the first to find a critical bug in the ultrathin MacBook Air. The next year, he won $5,000 for cracking Safari. In 2009 he also demonstrated an SMS processing vulnerability that allowed for complete compromise of the Apple iPhone and denial-of-service attacks on other phones. In 2011 he found a security hole in an iPhone's or iPad's security, whereby an application can contact a remote computer to download new unapproved software that can execute any command that could steal personal data or otherwise using iOS applications functions for malicious purposes. As a proof of concept, Miller created an application called Instastock that got approved by Apple's App Store. He then informed Apple about the security hole, who then promptly expelled him from the App Store.[3]
Miller holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and currently lives in St. Louis, Missouri.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Wildwood man is renowned for hacking, cybersecurity skills". St. Louis Post-Dispatch (STLtoday.com). June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Understanding cyberspace is key to defending against digital attacks". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ "Charlie Miller Circumvents Code Signing For iOS Apps".
External links [edit]
- Andy Greenberg (2010-04-12). "The Mac Hacker Strikes Again".
- Nick Barber, Robert McMillan (2008-03-28). "Apple Mac Hacked in Two Minutes at CanSecWest".
- "CanSecWest Conference Homepage".
- Brian Krebs (2008-10-08). "The Internet's Top 10 Most Controversial Figures of 2008". Popular Mechanics.
- Elinor Mills (2009-08-27). "Researchers who hack the Mac OS". CNET.
- Alan Dang (2009-03-25). "Behind Pwn2Own: Exclusive Interview With Charlie Miller". Tom's Hardware.
