Kevin McSheehan
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Born | [1] | July 7, 1986
Occupation(s) | Cybersecurity researcher and programmer |
Known for | Cybersecurity, ethical hacking, software engineering |
Kevin McSheehan (born July 7, 1986) is an American cybersecurity researcher and ethical hacker from Plymouth, New Hampshire. His hometown is Lebanon, Maine. McSheehan is best known for finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
He has discovered several CVSS High and Critical exploits. Most notably, patching the Central Intelligence Agency's Russian spy funnel on X.[2][3][4]
In 2015, he created software that would reveal Google, Microsoft, and other email services account names through a vulnerability with the Google Maps Engine. Google did not classify the issue as a security vulnerability.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kevin McSheehan (@123456) / X". Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked". BBC. October 17, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Man Exploited CIA X Glitch to Reroute Russia Informants to His Telegram". Business Insider. October 18, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "A Researcher Hijacked the CIA's Secure Contact Link for Informants Due to a Flaw in X". Vice. October 18, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Google Drive and Maps Engine Leak Name Info for Email Accounts". January 21, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2024.