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. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Mon Feb 14 2011 - 22:45:04 PST
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