James Moore, the creator of the legendary Metasploit Framework, has followed a path far removed from classic Silicon Valley success stories: Moore doesn't have a PhD, a multi-million dollar startup, or an office in California.
Instead, he experimented with reverse engineering in school for the US Air Force, disassembled computers from the trash, and spent nights in underground IRC chats discussing hacking telephone networks and financial systems.
This article tells the story of HD Moore: from his first hacking experiments to the framework used today by both cybercriminals and intelligence agencies.