Draft:Jacob Riggs
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{{Short description|British information security specialist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jacob Riggs
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| nationality = British
| known_for = Deadswitch
| occupation = Ethical hacker, speaker
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Jacob Riggs is a British ethical hacker{{cite web |title=Jacob Riggs {{!}} Champions Speakers |url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/jacob-riggs |website=champions-speakers.co.uk |language=en |date=2 January 2024}} best known as founder of Deadswitch, a dead man’s switch designed to protect journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.{{cite web |title=Jacob Riggs |url=https://cyber-security-speakers.com/speaker/jacob-riggs |website=The Cyber Security Speakers Agency}}
Notable achievements
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.{{cite news |title=Plaistow man rushes to help stabbing victim |url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/plaistow-man-rushes-to-help-stabbing-victim-1-4279356/ |work=Newham Recorder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329220728/https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/plaistow-man-rushes-to-help-stabbing-victim-1-4279356/ |archive-date=29 March 2020}}
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.{{cite news |title=Introducing Deadswitch: The World's Safest Data Insurance Strategy For Journalists, Dissidents And Whistleblowers |url=https://www.dakotadigital.co.uk/newsroom-post/introducing-deadswitch-worlds-safest-data-insurance-strategy-journalists-dissidents-whistleblowers/ |work=Dakota Digital |date=21 April 2020}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first1=Lorenzo |title=How 'Mr. Hashtag' Helped Saudi Arabia Spy on Dissidents |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzjmze/saud-al-qahtani-saudi-arabia-hacking-team |work=Vice |date=29 October 2018 |language=en}}
In 2020, Riggs discovered a bug within Facebook and WhatsApp which provided unauthorized access to law enforcement portals used to submit sensitive data requests.{{cite news |last1=Franceschi-Bicchierai |first1=Lorenzo |title=Here's How Police Request Data From WhatsApp and Facebook |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7q94v/heres-how-police-request-data-from-whatsapp-and-facebook |work=Vice.com |date=10 September 2020 |language=en}}
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. Riggs also received $100,000 in prize money that was funded by Huntress Labs, an American cybersecurity firm founded by Kyle Hanslovan.{{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}} He was presented with a vulnerability disclosure hacker coin from the UK National Cyber Security Centre on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence.{{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}}
Riggs was credited with Hall of Fame recognition by the United Nations in 2021.{{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}}
In 2022, he was presented with a trophy and formal letter of appreciation from Belastingdienst on behalf of the Dutch government.{{cite web |title=I hacked the Dutch Tax Administration and got a trophy |url=https://jacobriggs.io/blog/posts/i-hacked-the-dutch-tax-administration-and-got-a-trophy-32 |website=jacobriggs.io |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |title=The Royal Mint sent me a limited edition gold coin |url=https://jacobriggs.io/blog/posts/the-royal-mint-sent-me-a-limited-edition-gold-coin-35 |publisher=jacobriggs.io}}
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