Re: An enemy of the infosec community needs to be brought to justice

[coderman <coderman () gmail com>]

"Gregory Evans wins Defcon 19 Charlatan of the Year!"

http://twitter.com/#!/attritionorg/status/99977286002016257


an ever more "distinguished" career...



On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 6:54 PM, coderman <coderman () gmail com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:17 PM, bk <chort0 () gmail com> wrote:
> > Many interesting frauds here: http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/
>
> http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/
>
> Gregory D. Evans / LIGATT Security
> A supposed "hi-tech hustler", "WORLD'S NO 1 HACKER" and convicted
> felon (Bureau of Prisons #13432-112), Gregory Dante Evans has invented
> himself as some form of hacker with the ability to break into anything
> and spin that supposed knowledge into advising companies on security.
> In reality, Evans and his company have little real knowledge beyond
> pedestrian hacking techniques found in plagiarized books and beginner
> hacking texts. His company, LIGATT Security International, offers a
> "suite" of products that are bloated version of common tools such as
> ping and nmap. Evans, who plagiarizes content rather than write it
> himself, is over US$10 million in debt due to his own history of crime
> and his inability to run a company. Every press release, every video
> cast, every public communication is full of discrepancies, half-truths
> and outright lies.
>
> 2011-01-31 - Judge rebukes 'World's No. 1 Hacker': Quashes 'extremely
> troubling' subpoenas (The Register)
>  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/31/ligatt_security_subpoena_quashed/
>
> 2011-01-10 - Gregory D. Evans threatens, bullies and then plagiarizes
> a respected podcaster
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt22/
>
> 2011-01-09 - LIGATT Earns an 'F' from the Better Business Bureau in California
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans22.html
>
> 2011-01-08 - Gregory D. Evans, Wannabe Mogul and 10 Million in Debt
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans21.html
>
> 2011-01-06 - Gregory D. Evans, Cyber Bullying Expert
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt21/
>
> 2011-01-04 - Gregory D. Evans / LIGATT Can't Keep Board Members
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt20/
>
> 2010-12-06 - Security firm fights racism in InfoSec while apparently
> profiting from it (The Tech Herald)
>  
> http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201049/6516/Security-firm-fights-racism-in-InfoSec-while-apparently-profiting-from-it
>
> 2010-12-01 - Gregory D. Evans Profits Off Defamation
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans20.html
>
> 2010-12-01 - Evans / LIGATT Issue Press Release on Article They Plagiarized
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt19/
>
> 2010-10-09 - Gregory D. Evans amihackerproof.com Site Completely Unreliable
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt18/
>
> 2010-10-07 - Gregory Evans removed from many speaking engagements
> [blueshellsec.com]
>  http://blueshellsec.com/archives/162
>
> 2010-10-07 - SHITcast Interview with Gregory D. Evans (commentary)
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans09.html
>
> 2010-08-03 - Evans Plagiarism: IAS Conference Abstract
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans19.html
>
> 2010-07-27 - LIGATT Security Tries to Silence its Online Critics With
> an Unsubstantiated Lawsuit [EFF.org]
>  http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/07/ligatt-security-tries-silence-its-online-critics
>
> 2010-07-15 - Gregory D. Evans, thecyberwars.com and Stock Manipulation
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt17/
>
> 2010-07-14 - Gregory D. Evans Starts "Un-biased" thecyberwars.com,
> Denies Involvement
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt16/
>
> 2010-07-13 - Gregory D. Evans Threatens Podcaster and His Family
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans17.html
>
> 2010-07-13 - The Litigious Life of LIGATT / Evans - Legal History
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt15/
>
> 2010-06-30 - Asian Men Prefer LIGATT [Botched Twitter Reputation Manipulation]
>  http://praetorianprefect.com/archives/2010/06/asian-men-prefer-ligatt/
>
> 2010-06-30 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Teaching Credentials
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans16.html
>
> 2010-06-28 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being Licensed Private Investigator
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt14/
>
> 2010-06-27 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt13/
>
> 2010-06-25 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being CISA / CISM
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans14.html
>
> 2010-06-23 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being CISSP
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans10.html
>
> 2010-06-22 - LIGATT's National Cyber Security Involves Coffee, Black
> Santas and Porn?
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt12/
>
> 2010-06-22 - Gregory D. Evans Ignores Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans13.html
>
> 2010-06-22 - Report: InfoSec community launches campaign against
> security firm (The Tech Herald)
>  http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201025/5774/Report-InfoSec-community-launches-campaign-against-security-firm
>
> 2010-06-22 - 'World's No. 1 hacker' tome rocks security world:
> Plagiarism, racism, and fake Mitnickism alleged (The Register)
>  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/22/worlds_no_1_hacker/
>
> 2010-06-22 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About LIGATT Board Member
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans12.html
>
> 2010-06-21 - Gregory D. Evans Lies About Being Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt11/
>
> 2010-06-21 - LIGATT Plagiarism: National Cyber Security Site Articles
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt09/
>
> 2010-06-20 - Evans, LIGATT and the XSS Mess
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt10/
>
> 2010-06-18 - Playing Race Cards with a Loaded Deck
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt08/
>
> 2010-06-18 - Gregory D. Evans Criminal History
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt07/
>
> 2010-06-17 - False claims about clients, questionable spending
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans08.html
>
> 2010-05-14 - LIGATT Financials for easy reference
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt05/
>
> 2010-06-11 - Evans Plagiarism: "How To Become The Worlds No. 1 Hacker" Book
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans07.html
>
> 2010-06-07 - LIGATT vulnerable to XSS #4, and why it matters
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt06/
>
> 2010-05-26 - Liabilities and Lamers - Financial Analysis of LIGATT
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt04/
>
> 2010-05-24 - LIGATT Plagiarism: "Learn to Hack" Twitter Campaign
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt03/
>
> 2010-05-21 - The Fundamentals of Manipulating Perception Through Press Releases
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt01/
>
> 2010-05-15 - Do you trust these "security experts" to secure your network?
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/ligatt02/
>
> 2010-05-01 - Evans' Creme Magazine interview on Hip-hop security
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans06.html
>
> 2010-04-20 - Evans' Bio references shoddy past affiliations
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans03.html
>
> 2009-09-02 - Quest to make computers safe involves race card and stereotypes
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans04.html
>
> 2007-06-22 - African American ex-computer hacker designs service to
> fake caller ID
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans01.html
>
> 2002-02-02 - Evans pleads guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud charges
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans02.html
>
> 2001-11-11 - Book Review: Memoirs of a Hi-Tech Hustler
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/hi-tech_hustler.html
>
> 2001-09-24 - Outlandish claims of his new patent-pending product
>  http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/gregory_evans/evans05.html
>
> ...
>
> now _that's_ a distinguished career ;)

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