Jacob Riggs | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Ethical hacker, speaker |
Known for | Deadswitch |
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]
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. [10] He was awarded a limited edition solid gold coin, commemorating the life and legacy of the mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing for disclosing a security vulnerability to The Royal Mint. [11]
Jacob Riggs | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Ethical hacker, speaker |
Known for | Deadswitch |
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]
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. [10] He was awarded a limited edition solid gold coin, commemorating the life and legacy of the mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing for disclosing a security vulnerability to The Royal Mint. [11]