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José María Alonso Cebrián, better known as "Chema Alonso" (Madrid, 1975), is a Spanish hacker, member of the Executive Committee of Telefónica (one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world) and an expert in cybersecurity. He is known for finding several security flaws such as DirtyTooth, regularly collaborating on projects and talks with the renowned hacker Kevin Mitnick, and is a frequent speaker at events such as DEFCON or BlackHat.

Biography
Alonso is a Computer Engineer from the Rey Juan Carlos University and a Computer Systems Technical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, where he was distinguished as an Honorary Ambassador of the University School of Computer Science in 2012. (source: https://www.etsisi.upm.es/noticias/chema_alonso_embajador_eui) He completed his Master's in Information Systems and Technologies and obtained his PhD in Computer Security from the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid.

Between 2005 and 2016, the multinational Microsoft awarded him the Microsoft MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) in the area of corporate security.

He began working with Telefónica in 2012 to launch the young tech talent management program called "Talentum" and officially joined the multinational Telefónica in 2013 when Informática 64 was purchased and renamed ElevenPaths, of which he was CEO, then chairman, and after the integration of ElevenPaths into Telefónica Tech2​, where he currently holds the position of Advisor. In Telefónica, he also had the role of CDO (Chief Data Officer) from 2016 until November 2019, being responsible, among other things, for global cybersecurity business, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence business, as well as projects such as AURA or Movistar Home. In November 2019, he was appointed CDCO (Chief Digital Consumer Officer), and in 2021 took on the responsibility of CDO (Chief Digital Officer), where he is in charge of digital products and services for customers, innovation at Telefónica, and Aura, among others. At Telefónica, he is also a member of Telefónica's Cybersecurity Council, Advisor of Telefónica Tech, Advisor of Telefónica de España3​, and Chairman of the Wayra4​ Council.

He has combined his work with the publication of several books such as "Pentesting with FOCA", "Hacking iOS", "Hacking web applications with SQL Injection" among others.

Wannacry Crisis
In 2017, while serving as CDO (Chief Data Officer) at Telefónica, the company suffered a ransomware attack from WannaCry [^3^]. Telefónica's teams were later publicly recognized for their crisis management [^4^] by national and European Cybersecurity institutions [^5^]. Telefónica was also, through ElevenPaths, the company that released the first global tool to recover files encrypted by WannaCry [^6^], which was shared in the NoMoreRansom project, of which it is a partner.

Hacker
He has been considered one of the best hackers in Spain by some media, in its original technical sense of "a person skilled in the use of computer systems" [^7^]. This is supported by his numerous participations in multiple national and international cybersecurity conferences, including Black Hat Briefings and DEFCON (being the Spaniard who has participated the most times in the latter) [^8^][^9^].

He has been very active in making it understood that hackers are not cybercriminals. When the October 2014 edition of the RAE Dictionary incorporated the term "Hacker" with the acceptance of "Computer Pirate," Chema Alonso launched a campaign [^10^] to collect signatures and request that its definition be changed. In the December 2017 edition, the RAE made this change in the dictionary, adding the meaning to the term "Hacker" of: "Expert person in computer handling, who deals with system security and the development of improvement techniques." [^11^]

Among his works in the world of hacking and computer security are publications such as Time-Based Blind SQL Injection using heavy queries [^12^], Blind LDAP Injection [^13^], DirtyTooth, and Connection String Parameter Pollution [^14^], but he also writes about metadata in office documents.

Media
He has participated in well-known radio programs in Spain, such as " Las mañanas ' " on COPE radio station. He has been an advisor for La Sexta on cybersecurity. He has also participated in the well-known program El hormiguero with Pablo Motos and Salvados.

Honors and awards
Chema Alonso has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout his career:

n 1999, he received the "Chamber of Commerce" award in Móstoles.

Between 2005 and 2016, Microsoft awarded him the prestigious Microsoft MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) in the field of corporate security.

In 2012 and 2014, he won the Bitácoras Award for the best Computer Security blog and was a finalist in 2010, 2011, and 2013.

In 2012, he was named Honorary Ambassador of the University School of Computer Science.

In 2014, he was awarded the Gold Medal of UDIMA (Distance University of Madrid).

In 2017, he was awarded the Cross of Merit with White Distinction by the Civil Guard for his regular collaborations with the institution.

In 2017, he was selected as one of the 100 most influential Spaniards by ABC.

In 2018, he was chosen as a member of the Advisory Council for innovation in Justice created by Minister Rafael Catalá.

In 2019, he won the Bitácoras Award for Best Brand on the Internet.

In 2019, he was chosen among the top 5 most influential Spaniards in the business world by Forbes.

In 2019, he was selected as one of the 100 most creative people in the business world by Forbes.

In 2020, he was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC).

In 2020, he was selected as one of the disruptive leaders of digital transformation in business, 2021 Business Transformation 150.

In 2020, he was chosen as one of the top 100 influencers of 2020 by Forbes.

In 2021, he was one of the winners of the 2021 Technological Expertise Award given by PETEC (Professional Association of New Technology Experts).

In 2022, he was chosen by Forbes among the 50 most influential CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers) in the world.

In 2022, he received the For You Fest Award from TikTok in the Public Figure - Education category.

In 2023, he received the "Raúl Jover" award at the RootedCon cybersecurity event for his work in national cybersecurity.