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Regarding the Orchids/Etizaz Mohsin mention on 'Vibe coding
Hi, I saw your recent update to the Vibe Coding page regarding the Orchids vulnerability. I noticed you mentioned the researcher doesn't have an article yet. Would a draft for 'Etizaz Mohsin' be appropriate for the 'Articles for Creation' (AfC) process given the recent BBC coverage? PacketExplorer (talk) 12:33, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
- @PacketExplorer: Certainly. But to get accepted, it would have to have at least 3 reliable sources cited; particularly important for a living person. I didn't search for sources, so I don't know how much he's been written about. If you decide to do it, good luck! Yngvadottir (talk) 18:07, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
- @Yngvadottir Thanks for the guidance, Yngvadottir!
- I did a bit more digging to verify the "track record" mentioned in the BBC piece, and it seems the evidence for General Notability is quite deep. He has been a person of interest for several Tier-1 outlets over the last 5 years:
- BBC News & Black Hat: The BBC highlights his technical analysis of the infamous Pegasus spyware (specifically the "ForcedEntry" exploit). I found his research on this archived in the official Black Hat archives [1], confirming him as a primary source for that analysis.
- Forbes: Covered his 2023 investigation into a major identity theft breach affecting over 500 professional cricket stars [2].
- TechCrunch & Al Jazeera: These outlets covered his 2021 research into the exploitation of luxury hotel infrastructure by state-sponsored groups like DarkHotel [3][4].
- Wired: He has also been featured as a cybersecurity expert in their Middle East coverage [5].
- It seems he has "previously demonstrated how state-sponsored groups such as DarkHotel have leveraged luxury hotel infrastructure to conduct targeted espionage," which has been verified by independent reporting across multiple years.
- Given this combination of mainstream media (BBC, Forbes, Al Jazeera) and technical peer recognition (Black Hat), I’ll proceed with a draft in the AfC space. Thanks again.
- [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20230202041301/https://blackhatmea.com/node/659 [2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/02/14/wasim-akram-ian-bell-cricket-player-data-breach/ [3] https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/17/security-flaws-wifi-gateway-hundreds-hotel/ [4] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/24/hotel-wifi-across-mena-compromised-and-exposing-private-data [5] https://web.archive.org/web/20220729184507/https://wired.me/technology/ethical-hackers-delve-into-the-issue-of-cyber-security-in-the-middle-east/PacketExplorer (talk) 19:30, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
- Promising, and I do think you should go ahead. But note that a lot of those articles are about the same incident, when he identified the security hole in the hotel WiFi software. I went looking for more about him as a person; the challenge will be to write an article that includes some biography. I found his alma mater, Riphah International University, and an article on his achieving OSEE certification: Techjuice, RIU Hall of Fame. There are also various versions online of an article he wrote himself on the OSEE certification; citing that should be avoided; and articles in Pakistani media where he's quoted as an expert, which I also don't think are worth citing. He's said to be from Islamabad; that may or may not mean he grew up there. Over to you :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 20:58, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
- This is incredibly helpful, @Yngvadottir Thank you for finding those biographical anchors.
- You are right—while the Tier-1 news coverage is high-quality, it is primarily related to specific cyber incidents. It is good evidence, but a dedicated biographical piece from a renowned source is indeed the missing link here.
- I'll try to find something that fits that criteria and if it exists, I will proceed with the draft. Thanks again for the guidance! PacketExplorer (talk) 21:38, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
- Promising, and I do think you should go ahead. But note that a lot of those articles are about the same incident, when he identified the security hole in the hotel WiFi software. I went looking for more about him as a person; the challenge will be to write an article that includes some biography. I found his alma mater, Riphah International University, and an article on his achieving OSEE certification: Techjuice, RIU Hall of Fame. There are also various versions online of an article he wrote himself on the OSEE certification; citing that should be avoided; and articles in Pakistani media where he's quoted as an expert, which I also don't think are worth citing. He's said to be from Islamabad; that may or may not mean he grew up there. Over to you :-) Yngvadottir (talk) 20:58, 14 February 2026 (UTC)