Cyber Security 'Expert' Is Felon, Accused Plagiarist, Uncertified Hacker

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/26862410/detail.html

By Jeff Chirico
CBS Atlanta Investigative Reporter
February 14, 2011

ATLANTA -- CBS Atlanta is asking Tough Questions about the credentials 
of the self-proclaimed "world's No. 1 hacker." Gregory D. Evans, of 
Atlanta, has appeared on numerous national and local news programs to 
speak about Internet security issues. But an investigation has revealed 
his questionable past, uncertain credentials and allegations of 
plagiarism.

In 2002, Evans was convicted on federal wire fraud charges in California 
and sentenced to two years in prison. He was ordered to pay about $9 
million in restitution. Federal court officials told CBS Atlanta, Evans 
is not current with his payments.

Since his release, Evans started two companies that are publicly traded. 
Ligatt Security International is a computer security firm. Spoofem is a 
company that offers technology to disguise a user's phone number on 
caller ID. That practice has recently been outlawed in the United 
States.

Evans is now dealing with accusations that he plagiarized his 2010 
self-published book, 'How To Become The World's No.1 Hacker.'"

"The vast majority of the book was direct plagiarism from a number of 
sources," said security consultant Ben Rothke. Rothke, of New Jersey, 
wrote a review of Evans' book. "We’re talking 70 to 80 to 90 percent in 
some cases complete chapters cut and paste the works of other authors 
and all of these works unattributed," said Rothke.

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