Rising star: Meet Dylan, MSRC’s youngest security researcher

stapp · Jul 2, 2025

At just 13 years old, Dylan became the youngest security researcher to collaborate with the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC). His journey into cybersecurity is inspiring—rooted in curiosity, resilience, and a deep desire to make a difference.
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When his school later disabled student-created Teams chats, Dylan didn’t give up—he got creative. What began as a quest to restore communication options became his introduction to security research. After 9 months of self-teaching, exploration, and trial and error, he discovered a vulnerability that let him take over any Teams group. That breakthrough marked his entry into the world of responsible disclosure—and kicked off his relationship with MSRC.
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Now a junior in high school, Dylan balances schoolwork with extracurriculars like Science Olympiad, math competitions, swimming, biking, and cello. He filed 20 vulnerability reports last summer alone—up from just six total beforehand.
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https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07/rising-star-meet-dylan-msrcs-youngest-security-researcher/

Rainwalker · Jul 2, 2025

Star Child

DangitallRedux · Jul 2, 2025

A wunderkind, indeed. Let's just hope he doesn't end up being tempted by the dark side of things.

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