Evan Ratliff (born c. 1975) is an American journalist and author. He is CEO and co-founder of '' Atavist'', a media and software company.Gillette, Felix
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'' (Jan. 20, 2011). Ratliff is a contributor to ''

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''. He has written one book and co-authored multiple others.

Career

Ratliff is one of the co-authors of ''Safe: the Race to Protect Ourselves in a Newly Dangerous World''. His article "The Zombie Hunters: On the Trail of Cyberextortionists", written for ''

'' in 2005, was featured in ''The Best of Technology Writing 2006''. He is also the author of the book ''The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.'', which profiles the criminal

Paul Le Roux Paul Calder Le Roux (born 24 December 1972) is a former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In 1999, he created E4M, a free and open-source disk encryption software program fo ...

"Vanishing" experiment

In August 2009, Ratliff and ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...

'' magazine conducted an experiment, wherein Ratliff "vanished" as far as knowledge of his whereabouts. ''Wired'' offered a $5,000 reward for anyone who could find him before a month had passed. During the experiment, Ratliff rem