I must admit this is the first time I heard about this person. I did the obvious, running a Google search on his name, coming up with the following page: http://gregorydevans.com/ I sure hope that is NOT in fact his page. Surely an "entrepreneur" knows how to writing visually appeasing websites, which even a 10 year old could do.
Assuming the above is in fact his site, I took the liberty to criticize those supposedly "facts". #1 - I know of another guy that did a similar thing to AT&T. Got caught over drug issues. #2 - Some people are permanently glued to TV. Plus, you need acting skills to appear on TV, not "hacking". #3 - Whatever. I've repeatedly taught people my own age (an sometimes older) certain aspects of a certain industry. Not a biggie really. #4 - Gregory D Evans invented GPS?!! (I was being sarcastic) #5 - I know a guy that wrote the world's best seller over a security-related fiction story. He doesn't count himself as the "World's #1 Hacker". #6 - Uhm, there's always a fist time. Successful writers are usually good at it. #7 - Uh, nope?! How exactly does Mr Evans track downloading of his competitors? #8 - Irrelevant. #9 - Irrelevant. (hint: how many such companies actually exist? the only one != the best one can get) #10 - The effectiveness of such courses could be more relevant. As an independent developer, I realized one can learn from a 4-hour tutorial more than one can get from a whole year of CS at Uni. #11 - Well, there's company which is the only one in history to serve our company. What about it? #12 - Must have took a long time to realize this after #6. #13 - So what? Lots of people writes mobile applications. Speaking of myself, I write real software, not package some sh*t in a "mobile application" and call it a masterpiece. #14 - Irrelevant. #15 - Only a fool would enjoy his stay of "Fools Weekly". If both channels have casual viewers as the intended audience, I doubt his stay served any purpose. Now, if it were a BBC documentary, I'd give some credit... #16 - Might be because no one else sees it worthwhile? #17 - Oh God. Seriously. #18 - I was pretty sure "geek.net" was much more popular. Either case, appearances may not mean anything. You'd be surprised what a monster of a PC could be hidden behind a P2-era case... #19 - It all comes down to what the adjective, "largest", is applied to. For instance, if it applied to "ugliness and hot air", I'd wholeheartedly agree. #20 - Uh, no 20?! It's worth to note that a little time into writing this, I noticed his WORDPRESS site was DOWN (or, uhm, seems like someone flipped over a switch ;) or several..). Well, Wordpress is a good platform, but his site really puts Wordpress to shame. Well, maybe while fixing his site, he might consider getting a professional 10-year-old to do it. Maybe great hackers don't have the time to design visually appeasing stuff, who knows! Cheerio, Chris. On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 7:19 PM, <gregorydev...@aim.com> wrote: > "Do not meddle in the affairs of hackers, for they are subtle and quick > to anger" > > When one thinks of frauds in the infosec community, most people are > quick to point to Gregory D Evans of LIGATT Security. He's been on TV, > he's been on radio, he's trying to draw as much attention to himself as > possible. This man in no way represents this industry > > Many people have done good work in trying to bring him down, and many > of those people have put themselves directly in his line of fire. He's > gone after people at their home to intimidate them and their family. > He's gone after them at their work to discredit them with their > employer. And as everyone knows, he recklessly sues anyone who speaks > negatively of him on the internet. > > Enough is enough. He must be stopped by any means necessary. To that > end, at the end of this message is a torrent of the inbox of > gregoryev...@ligatt.com; the only condition of receipt is that you not > talk about the spool or this email release on twitter until after you > have the full copy and are seeding it. He may be an idiot but his staff > watch twitter for any mention of him, and it's imperative that this > file be distributed as much as possible before takedown begins. > > This release immediately follows with a small regret. Apologies much be > given to all the bystanders, innocent or otherwise. Contained within > his inbox is personal information of many, many people. Social security > numbers, bank account routing numbers, credit reports, and other > reports by private investigators. It was completely impractical to > redact all of this information in any effective manner, and for that: > sadness. If in your search through this release you find personal > information, please contact the person and notify them. Even when GDE > finds out of this breach, it's quite unlikely that he will follow > proper breach notification procedures. > > To the victims of Gregory Evans: please speak out. Defend yourself with > the law. Your cause is righteous but he can only be brought to justice > with your help. Don't stop fighting for integrity and truthfulness. > > To the employees and former employees of Gregory Evans: please speak > out. We have read about the illegal treatment of you all; do not stand > idly by. Talk to a lawyer about what he has subjected you to. Many of > you have seen his illegal acts and some even asked to perform some on > his behalf. This man is a con artist and will only continue to > victimize people. > > To the partners and directors of Gregory Evans' many companies: shame > on you. You took the easy way, following a crooked man in pursuit of > money. Get out now while you still can. All that he has promised you > will very soon disappear. If you decide to hang on, you will be brought > down with him. > > To the brave soul who helped make this possible: thank you. You took > great personal risk to bring this information forward, and none of it > would be possible without you. It's unclear how you tolerate his lies > day after day, but you've redeemed yourself by supporting this cause. > > Finally, to Gregory D Evans: it is done. All your lies are out in the > open. Your investors will know. Your lawyers will know. Your employees > will know. Your mother will know. Your lovers will know. Just step away > and move on. Stop the stock scams. Stop the lawsuits. Stop the > harassment. Stop robbing your employees. Stop embezzling. Stop > deceiving every person in your life. When your child grows up and > learns about you, the only legacy you'll be leaving is one of deception > and fraud. > > Happy Birthday Mr. Evans > http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=qA4fBYcG > archive password will be released shortly > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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