"How a Teenage Saudi Hacker Went From Lockpicking to Ransomware"

Marco Liberale, a 13-year-old from Saudi Arabia, recently presented on navigating ransomware at the Black Hat Middle East and Africa conference. He taught himself lockpicking at the age of three, Python coding at the age of five, and malware writing shortly after. Liberale's presentation was praised, particularly by researcher and Boom Supersonic CISO Chris Roberts, who pointed out that Liberale demonstrated how to write, build, design, and launch ransomware. He also showed how to protect systems from being taken over by it. This article continues to discuss the 13-year-old ethical hacker's interest in cybersecurity and what opportunities he has in Saudi Arabia.

Dark Reading reports "How a Teenage Saudi Hacker Went From Lockpicking to Ransomware"

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