Peiter Zatko

computer hacker
Person human Q3327412
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Peiter Zatko

Summary

Peiter Zatko is a human[1]. He was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1970-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a scientist[4] and security hacker[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peiter Zatko was born in Boston[2].
  • Peiter Zatko was born on +1970-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Peiter Zatko held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Peiter Zatko worked as a scientist[4].
  • Peiter Zatko's professions included security hacker[5].
  • Peiter Zatko's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[8].
  • Peiter Zatko was a member of L0pht[9].
  • Peiter Zatko was a member of Cult of the Dead Cow[10].
  • Peiter Zatko's image is recorded as Peiter Zatko at DARPA.jpg[11].
  • Peiter Zatko is recorded as male[12].
  • Peiter Zatko's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Peiter Zatko's Commons category is recorded as Peiter Zatko[14].
  • Peiter Zatko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p4_q[15].
  • Peiter Zatko's family name is recorded as Zatko[16].
  • Peiter Zatko's given name is recorded as Peiter[17].
  • Peiter Zatko's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 166/000026088[18].
  • Peiter Zatko's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Peiter Zatko's X is recorded as dotmudge[20].
  • Peiter Zatko's YouTube channel ID is recorded as UCGG9BhPGK-Y3Vq9lerjYWzA[21].
  • Peiter Zatko's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54914'}[22].
  • Peiter Zatko's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+59015'}[23].
  • Peiter Zatko's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+68460'}[24].
  • Peiter Zatko's YouTube handle is recorded as peiterzatko8507[25].

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Origins and Family

Peiter Zatko was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1970-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Peiter Zatko was educated at Berklee College of Music[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include scientist[4] and security hacker[5].

Why It Matters

Peiter Zatko ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Works attributed to him include L0phtCrack[27], a password cracking software[28], founded in 2000[29], written by Christien Rioux[30].

FAQs

Where was Peiter Zatko born?

Peiter Zatko's place of birth was Boston[2].

What did Peiter Zatko do for work?

Peiter Zatko worked as scientist[4] and security hacker[5].

Where did Peiter Zatko go to school?

Peiter Zatko was educated at Berklee College of Music[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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