Nik Cubrilovic

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Nik Cubrilovic
NationalityAustralian
Known forComputer hacking

Nik Cubrilovic is an Australian former[

blogger.[1]

Personal life

Nik Cubrilovic (Serbian: Čubrilović) is an ethnic Serb.[2]

Work

In 2011 he successfully forced Facebook to address a privacy flaw whereby the site would continue to track your web surfing habits even when logged out.[3][4]

In May 2014 he published research into the weakness of the Australian government's my.gov.au websites illustrating a number of flaws allowing user impersonation,[5] issues that were finally fixed in January 2015.[6]

In September 2014 he provided analysis into the various security vectors such as

2014 celebrity photo hack[1] going on to consult for a number of other publications on the matter.[7][8]

In November 2014 his analysis of

hidden services seized in Operation Onymous cast doubt on the official figures from law enforcement about the effectiveness of the operation, claiming a 276 services not 400 were seized, and that 153 of those were scam or clone sites.[9][10]

He has provided various coverage and commentary on

Dark Web on matters such as the Silk Road trial.[11]

In January 2018 he was arrested for alleged hacking GoGet, a car sharing company.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Pearl, Mike (23 September 2014). "The 'Hacking' Involved in Stealing Celebrity Nude Photos Isn't Even Impressive". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. ^ "One Serb's Crusade Against his Privacy Being Invaded by Facebook". Britić.
  3. ^ Tweny, Dylan (25 September 2011). "Facebook tracks what you do online, even when you're logged out". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ O. Gilbert, Jason (29 September 2011). "Facebook Logout Tracking: Privacy Concerns Arise Over Alleged Cookie Snooping". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ Grubb, Ben (15 May 2014). "Revealed: serious flaws in myGov site exposed millions of Australians' private information". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ Grubb, Ben (2 January 2015). "Security bolstered on myGov website after dire warnings". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ^ Pearl, Mike (3 October 2014). "Your Password Is Not Secure, and It's Not Your Fault". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  8. ^ Popper, Ben (4 September 2014). "Inside the strange and seedy world where hackers trade celebrity nudes". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  9. ^ Gold, Steve (19 November 2014). "Operation Onymous - are the FBI's claims transparent enough?". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  10. ^ Cuthbertson, Anthony (19 November 2014). "Cryptocurrency Round-Up: Onymous Dark Website Clones and Coinbase Bitcoin Tipping". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. ^ Charlton, Alistair (5 January 2015). "Alleged Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht goes on trial: Everything you need to know". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ Chau, David. "'Self-confessed' hacker faces court over alleged theft of 33 GoGet rides". ABC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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