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Nikita Tarakanov

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Nikita Tarakanov
Biography: 

Nikita Tarakanov is a independent information security researcher who likes writing exploits especially for Windows NT Kernel. He won PHDays Hack2Own contest in 2011 and 2012. He also tried to hack Google Chrome during Pwnium 2 but failed.

Facts

Some of his 0-day exploits can be found here: http://www.exploit-db.com/author/?a=2978

He has published a few papers about kernel mode drivers and their exploitation.

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References

http://www.blackhat.com/eu-13/speakers/Nikita-Tarakanov.html

http://2012.zeronights.org/speakers

http://www.exploit-db.com/author/?a=2978