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Dan Kaminsky

American security researcher (1979–2021)

  • Fame46.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia2K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1979–2021, aged 42United States
United States flagUnited States
  • Wikipedia
    8 languages
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  • Era
    1979–2021
    Aged 42
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-19

Daniel Kaminsky was an American computer security researcher. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of Human Security, a computer security company. He previously worked for Cisco, Avaya, and IOActive, where he was the director of penetration testing. The New York Times labeled Kaminsky an "Internet security savior" and "a digital Paul Revere".

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Source confidence55.0
Completeness60.0
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