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In 2021, he received recognition from the National Cyber Security Centre - Netherlands (NCSC-NL), for his contributions to identifying and reporting vulnerabilities within their critical infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corfield |first1=Gareth |title=DIVD raises $100k from Huntress Labs for national bug bounty |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/13/divd_bug_bounty/ |work=[[The Register]] |language=en}}</ref> He was presented with a vulnerability disclosure hacker coin from the [[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)|UK National Cyber Security Centre]] on behalf of the UK [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I hacked the Ministry of Defence so they sent me this coin |url=https://jacobriggs.io/blog/posts/i-hacked-the-ministry-of-defence-so-they-sent-me-this-coin-25 |website=jacobriggs.io |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2021, he received recognition from the National Cyber Security Centre - Netherlands (NCSC-NL), for his contributions to identifying and reporting vulnerabilities within their critical infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Corfield |first1=Gareth |title=DIVD raises $100k from Huntress Labs for national bug bounty |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/13/divd_bug_bounty/ |work=[[The Register]] |language=en}}</ref> He was presented with a vulnerability disclosure hacker coin from the [[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)|UK National Cyber Security Centre]] on behalf of the UK [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I hacked the Ministry of Defence so they sent me this coin |url=https://jacobriggs.io/blog/posts/i-hacked-the-ministry-of-defence-so-they-sent-me-this-coin-25 |website=jacobriggs.io |language=en}}</ref> |
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Riggs was credited with Hall of Fame recognition by the [[United Nations]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reporting a cyber security issue |url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/information-security/reporting-a-cyber-security-issue#Hall-of-fame |website=UN Women – Headquarters |language=en}}</ref> |
Riggs was credited with Hall of Fame recognition by the [[United Nations]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reporting a cyber security issue |url=https://www.unwomen.org/en/information-security/reporting-a-cyber-security-issue#Hall-of-fame |website=UN Women – Headquarters |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2022, he was presented with a trophy and formal letter of appreciation from [[Tax and Customs Administration|Belastingdienst]] on behalf of the Dutch government. |
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Revision as of 17:34, 14 May 2024
Jacob Riggs is a British ethical hacker[1] best known as founder of Deadswitch, a dead man’s switch designed to protect journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.[2]
Career
In 2015, Riggs was credited with saving the life of a stab victim who had collapsed in the street with multiple stab-wounds to his left arm, chest and back.[3]
In 2016, he began working on Deadswitch, a cloud-based dead man’s switch intended to provide an immutable data insurance service for individuals at risk.[4]
In 2018, he supported a collaborative investigation into former Saudi Arabian royal court advisor Saud al-Qahtani and his involvement with HackingTeam and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.[5]
In 2020, Riggs discovered a bug within Facebook and WhatsApp which provided unauthorized access to law enforcement portals used to submit sensitive data requests.[6]
In 2021, he received recognition from the National Cyber Security Centre - Netherlands (NCSC-NL), for his contributions to identifying and reporting vulnerabilities within their critical infrastructure.[7] He was presented with a vulnerability disclosure hacker coin from the UK National Cyber Security Centre on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence.[8]
Riggs was credited with Hall of Fame recognition by the United Nations in 2021.[9]
In 2022, he was presented with a trophy and formal letter of appreciation from Belastingdienst on behalf of the Dutch government.
References
- ^ "Jacob Riggs | Champions Speakers". champions-speakers.co.uk. 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Riggs". The Cyber Security Speakers Agency.
- ^ "Plaistow man rushes to help stabbing victim". Newham Recorder. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Introducing Deadswitch: The World's Safest Data Insurance Strategy For Journalists, Dissidents And Whistleblowers". Dakota Digital. 21 April 2020.
- ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (29 October 2018). "How 'Mr. Hashtag' Helped Saudi Arabia Spy on Dissidents". Vice (magazine).
- ^ Franceschi-Bicchierai, Lorenzo (10 September 2020). "Here's How Police Request Data From WhatsApp and Facebook". Vice.com.
- ^ Corfield, Gareth. "DIVD raises $100k from Huntress Labs for national bug bounty". The Register.
- ^ "I hacked the Ministry of Defence so they sent me this coin". jacobriggs.io.
- ^ "Reporting a cyber security issue". UN Women – Headquarters.