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Hacker Conversations: Chris Thompson, Former Head of IBM X-Force Red, Co-Founder of RemoteThreat

  • Kevin Townsend--Securityweek.com
  • published date: 2026-06-30 12:00:00 UTC

Chris Thompson's journey took him from hacking game controls as a teenager to founding IBM’s X-Force Red team. The post Hacker Conversations: Chris Thompson, Former Head of IBM X-Force Red, Co-Founder of RemoteThreat appeared first on SecurityWeek.

From bad game hacker to an elite good red team hacker. Chris Thompson is a hacker. His journey took him from hacking game controls as a teenager to become the founder of IBMs first dedicated red tea… [+11249 chars]