Rory Guidry

We weren't close, but you were always someone that I admired heavily in terms of your skill and reverence. Hoping your family and those very close to you are doing well <<33

First met KMS through the selling of 0days for CMS software pre 2010. We had similar interests and humor and hit it off instantly. That was decades ago. You've been a long term friend, one of the few I've kept in touch with irl and one of the even fewer who helped me earn a side income from our hobbies. I didn't realise your cancer diagnosis wasn't public knowledge so thankyou for sharing that with me and for getting me out of a shitty situation through Covid. You've left your mark and will not be forgotten pal. Rest in peace. If any old friends would also like to reconnect and share stories of Rory, leave your contact details and I'll reach out when I can. No longer on matrix.

RIP KMS, #Null days.

My condolences to the family and everyone that knew him. Rory was one of the most intelligent people I ever had the privilege to talk to, and one of the funniest as well. I haven't been in touch with him in recent years but still think about him, was just trying to get ahold of him recently with an old mutual friend. Miss the days of staying up all night talking to him on skype, at times laughing so hard my stomach hurt. He helped me some awesome tech as well. That brobama voice and impersonations and calls make me laugh every time I think of them.

Rory is literally the reason I am the person I am today. I was close to this man the past 6 years and even though I knew him prior, I got to see a whole different person that the internet didn’t know. He was an amazing person, leader, charitable, understanding, friend, and mentor for many. To get personal here: This man literally saved me from being homeless 3-4x throughout my adult life. He taught me how to cope with losses that we shared and would always try to not have me make the same mistakes he did. He was truly one of a kind, and if you know this man then you already know special he truly was. Someone that will LITERALLY HAVE to be in IT History/Learning. I know some people only know Rory by his online presence, but this man was way more than that. I wish more people knew the good he did and how much he cared for his friends. I’ll always remember you Rory. I pray that you finally found peace brother. <3 We will remember you for who you were and all the good you did!

How do you say goodbye to a loyal mentor,colleague,comedian,lyricst, impressionist,Genius,one of the most legendary individuals to ever have a keyboard under his fingers, a loyal honest friend and most of all a brother. "We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will." Chuck Palahniuk Rory created life long friends and memories with everyone he came into communication with that knew him and those memories will last a lifetime. He was always there for the people that mattered to him. Rory also spoke very highly of his family and enjoyed being an Uncle he held his family close to his heart. My Thoughts and Condolences to All of His Family and friends grieving during this time.

It took me a while to gather myself before I could write this. Rory was a mentor and a friend to us all. He was always sharing his wealth of knowledge of technology and above all he would be there to aid you whenever and however you needed it in life. We would stay up and chat about anything and everything from min maxing videogames to hacking the planet. It was always an enjoyable occasion when Rory was around and he will be missed heavily by the community and all his close friends. I don't particularly believe in the afterlife so we may never get to meet again, but every life that you have nurtured will reciprocate your views, thoughts, and goals. You may be gone but you will never disappear.

i'm here to confirm that this is real. made contact w/ his family because this website is suspect. rest up rory

RIP Rory <3

Rest easy my friend.

a legend and a brother. your inspiration will live on with me my man godspeed

Thanks for being in my life, bro. I know I said it before, but maybe others need to know how cool you were too. This guy, Rory (or KMS), came into my life at a time where I was seriously struggling on all fronts. He helped me get a job, a purpose, and life again. He was a really good listener, and we'd sit up until the morning hours, just talking, working.. he'd turn my tears into laughter, and there is simply no one like him. It's really sad that you had to go at such an early age, but I guess all the cool people go early, and we're left with the cunts.. just another point proving you were one of the few cool ones left in this world. Rest in peace, bro, and may God welcome you into His kingdom.

You was one of the kind… A funny and intelligent guy with a lot of insight on life, I miss you so much man and I hope to see you in my next life <3

Rory was one of the funniest and most creative people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, I still listen to his prank calls to this day. May he rest in peace and my condolences to the family

Dear…Rory, (it feels weird to call you that) I would not be where I am in life without your influence in our space. The golden days are long over, but you were always a natural born killer. Asides from your undeniable talent and contagious ambition for the conquest of understanding technologies, you taught me about the value of time and the death of our egos. The best part of you will live on through your friends and acquaintances. Your presence has always been irreplaceable. You managed to out accomplish what many can even imagine, myself included, which is why I am still perplexed how you were able to shift into ego death. It will probably take me some years to see it from this perspective and fully come to terms with it. But came ego death, also brought on another shell. A shell that made you a bit more averse to reaching out because of your inherent value of time and other people’s time. Your selflessness and growth seemed almost like a double edged sword that contributed to where we are today. Unfortunately, I could’ve done a better job checking in with you, but didn’t. I thought of you, but didn’t do shit. That’s on me. Still, I am grateful we reconnected to some capacity and your legacy will be preserved amongst your peers. Peers that have developed a stronger bond simply through knowing. At least once a month, I reflect on the impact you’ve had on my growth, in both my career and in my life and whenever possible, subtly share a clip of the glory days with people who might have crossed paths with you. From a high schooler, I looked up to you and desired to be as multi-talented as yourself, but somewhere along the way, I might’ve gotten lost and jaded from the realities of life. Really wishing this wasn't the way to lose touch with you. The news is hitting harder than vDos. It took me several hours to truly digest it. Sometimes - this world is unnecessarily ugly and people get cornered into a space where they ultimately decide that they are better off gone. I can’t claim to understand it, but I wish I would’ve asked and tried to understand it. I know you wanted a feature on 2600, and people are drinking for you there. Your pursuit of knowledge was light years beyond what is observable today. Your passion and ingenuity truly knew no bounds. You were an extraordinary human that made everyone else appear extra ordinary. What really fucking sucks is that you will never get to read this, but I am extremely appreciative that I got at least one opportunity to tell you that your influence on me is monumental. It was a great honor to have even shared memories with a legend. May you find peace, but also rest in power. Love you man. vlany

you will be missed. I'm glad that I had the chance to actually spend time with you. I still remember the feuds that our groups used to get into. all the crazy Antics we all did when we were children rest in peace my old friend

Rest in peace to one of the greatest hackers that I have ever known.

I was mean to him usually but only because I thought hes so cute and I like to tease my love interests in a passive aggressive way ;c I miss him so much </3

Still at a loss for words. I still remember the first call I had with K well over a decade ago, BSD based shenanigans. We had many fun nights talking to each other. When people who knew me met K they understood why I am the way I am (read: “interesting”). He was respectful and didn’t contact me after he got out of prison once he saw I finally worked in the “industry” until I reached out a few years later. We shared many stories from the old times. I’m gutted.

It was a good run. We're going to DDoS someone's corp offline for a week in your name using the Pentagon's Pikachu botnet.

Nice try KMS I just confirm with police department you are not DEAD! Infact I just heard your voice today! (meow)

A bright light in an otherwise dying scene, you will be missed. You hacked the planet, time to hack whatever comes after. Now you’re gone I’ll tell a few stories you told me, first one: a call you made to the owner of Shodan (after popping it), he asked who it was and you responded “ACIDBITCHEZ” and he dropped the phone, second: the time you told me you called up Hurricane Electric to get a quote for a license because “It’s the first tool I use when I’m looking at rooting something”. I’ll miss you buddy. HACK EL PLANETA!

RIP to an old friend, you were an inspiration for a lot of us. Sadly, life did you dirty in many ways and you didn’t deserve any of what happened to you. May he rest in peace. <3

I was part of a law enforcement unit years ago and you were a person of interest. During that time, many of us found you to be a very funny and creative guy. I heard years later you changed, matured. I hope the remaining years you were free you had some happiness. Rest in peace.

This is written as a bit of a letter to you, I’m using the term computer security here to avoid the “h word” just as people who might not understand what that meant may read this, I wanted to write something more than a couple of in jokes that only other people in that community would get, something that actually describes how meeting him affected my life positively and that conveys my deepest of respect for him as a person and a peer. We first spoke when I was 11 or so, one of the first times we ever interacted you joined a mumble channel where I was talking about cobalt strike, you said “who the f*** told this kid about cobalt strike” (as a joke), you didn’t believe I was the age I was at first, then you spent a while asking me questions to gauge my interest level and figure out what I had done, we spoke about a lot that night, networking, custom protocol design, JVM internals/java reverse engineering and even the custom language cobalt strike was written in (at the time). It’s a little cringeworthy but I felt validated for the first time in my life, talking with others about complicated technical topics such as reverse engineering and web application exploitation that I’d struggled to find people interested in (this was long before there was massive CTF communities and a huge infosec presence online), I felt a part of a community of like minded people for the first time in my life, I made several friends for life there that I still talk to today even though I left that scene and community long ago. A few days later you told me you respected my skills for my age and said that I would go far, I still regularly think about that. Our paths diverged for many years but we reconnected several years later and you were one of the very few people I loved getting messages from, they weren’t frequent or routine but every time I got one wanting to talk about some obscure technical concept or feature my day would brighten, you were one of the only people I could have deep technical conversations with and you could not only keep up but I’d often go away learning something new. You told me you were proud of how far I’d come and that you respected me greatly, I almost cried getting that validation from someone I spent several years looking up to. I think you put up a wall all those years ago, to protect yourself from the community you were in maybe? I told you I was proud of how far you’d come too, you were always skilled technically but you’d changed and grown so much. One of the first things you said to me was apologising for how you used to be, you realised that the community you were in wasn’t helpful or productive and so you moved on, something that very few people do in that community, they get sucked into the cycle of negativity and stagnation, never pushing themselves past it. We talked about a lot, not just technical, like our mutual troubles/issues and struggles, you carried so much but you soldiered on, you never complained about the shitty hand life dealt you or the unfair treatment you received.. you just kept trying to cheer everyone up, look out for your friends and learn more about computers. I always greatly respected your sense of intellectual/academic honesty, you respected technical skill above all else and didn’t like people claiming credit for things they didn’t do or spreading false information, something which is quite rampant in this industry, you embodied the spirit of the scene even when it was basically dead. As I’m sure you’d agree computer security requires creativity bordering on artistry, and I think you were a true artist, you spent hours writing code on your smart phone when you didn’t have a computer to work on, you never stopped learning and improving and it was honestly inspiring. Anyone would have been honoured to have you as a friend and I consider myself privileged to have been your friend at one point, you are one of my oldest friends and I think it’s fair to say if I never met you my life may be drastically different (I doubt in a good way..). I’ve talked a lot about your technical skill here and maybe not enough about you as a person, truth is we didn’t always see eye to eye but I’ve always known you were a good guy doing what you had to survive in a fucked up world. I’m not religious but I hope there’s #’s in heaven

Goodbye KMS you filthy incel, I will now proceed activation of Protocol: Ghost Ezbake. May the subsequent release of weaponized NSA 0days reign terror upon the world in your honour.

Scott Thomas infamous blackhat here Rory was one of the realest proudest african americanest men to ever pursue oven based cooking and I hope that he enjoys his eternal rest in Valhalla. Rory was known to bring a glock to DEFCON. Till we meet again sweet prince I will continue crushing of these unix systems in your honour (allegedly).

Extremely intelligent, almost to a fault. Truly one of a kind, condolences to his family, love & prayers for anyone affected.

T I'm so sad I can't believe he's gone. S I loved him so much. B But we can't create without first destroying, entropy is God.

Rory, Known him 20 years since i was a kid online. Have so many funny memories with him would always make me laugh even when i was down. Such a great guy. Wouldn't be the person i am without him helping me when i was young. Was one of the most intelligent person i knew. Miss him already.

I've known Rory for almost 15 years and every time I was in a slump due to my own issues he'd be able to light up my day and give me a belly laugh. I had serious surgery recently that was very expensive and he without me asking paid for the bills that were destroying my family. This was the kind of person Rory was. Selfless, thoughtful, hilarious and overall an amazing friend. I am in shock.

I got to know you because I investigated you long ago. Your humor, music, and sheer online charisma brought enjoyment even to your adversaries. During that time it was clear that you tried to to make positive change in the world even if we disagreed on the details. I was glad to learn that later on you got your life together and settled down. Many of us wished you well. The world has lost a good soul. May you find peace. Deepest condolences to your family. Deepest condolences to your friends.

Rory was truly a pillar of our online community, often bringing laughter, and a lightheartedness that would raise everyone's spirits. Although we never met in person, I feel certain we would have gotten along just as well in real life as we did online. We shared countless memories and adventures, some so unique and meaningful that only we can fully understand. You will always hold a special place in our hearts. Perhaps one day, in another life, our paths will cross again. Until then, thank you for the memories. With deep gratitude and remembrance, One of your unnamed friends.

I will be summoning you via Ouija board for those RSA keys brother. RIP the Cajun GOD.

I'll never forget the days when we hacked the planet together; if this be true let us meet again in paradise down by the river my brother in Christ. I pray for your family during this difficult time, I had no idea you had cancer.

I love you, Wayne Static. I won't forget all the stupid stuff we got up to over the years online and my one regret is never getting to meet you. You were one of the funniest and most memorable people I ever met and an absolute legend online, I retell our stories often and there was never a time where it wasn't an absolute ball to spend time with you. You are not forgotten and so deeply missed. I love you KMS, be good up there and make God himself smile. Keep a spot for me.

I went to school with Rory. He was a sharp and VERY funny person. I ran into him at Walmart months ago in Lafayette. He was in good spirits despite his condition. Love you man, you are missed by many.

Rory was an amazing person and he will be missed.

RIP bro

You were legendary, Gibsons the world over are now sighing in relief. Your talents did not get the credit they deserved, you will be missed. To your family I offer my deepest condolences. Hack the planet.