Name: Dan Kaminsky

Born: 1979

Death: April 23, 2021 (Age: 42)

  • American security researcher and chief Scientist of White Ops, a business specializing in discovering malware activity via JavaScript.
  • Known for discovering the 2008 DNS cache poisoning vulnerability.

Significant publications

  • IDA Pro crack the Secret Code (2010).
  • Hack Proofing Your Network (2002).

Honors and awards

  • Named as one of the Trusted Community Representatives for the DNSSEC root by ICANN (2010).

Quotes

“We can fix it. We have the technology. OK. We need to create the technology. Alright. The policy guys are mucking with the technology. Relax. WE’RE ON IT.”

Websites

  • Dan Kaminsky obituary in the New York Times
  • Dan Kaminsky memorial thread on Hacker News
  • Dan Kaminsky on Twitter
  • Dan Kaminsky personal website