# Danny Rogers

> Danny Rogers is a computational physicist turned serial cybersecurity founder who runs iVerify, a New York mobile threat-detection company that hunts spyware like Pegasus on the phones of executives, journalists, and activists. Before iVerify he built Terbium Labs, a dark-web intelligence startup in Baltimore, and co-founded the Global Disinformation Index, a nonprofit built to defund online disinformation. He teaches narrative warfare at NYU and became iVerify's CEO in 2023 after first joining as a paying customer.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at iVerify
- **Organizations:** iVerify, Global Disinformation Index, Terbium Labs, New York University (Center for Global Affairs), Truman National Security Project, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Mathematics and Physics, Georgetown University, PhD in Chemical Physics, University of Maryland
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led three organizations across cybersecurity and public interest: Terbium Labs, the Global Disinformation Index, and iVerify, Built Terbium Labs' Matchlight, an early automated dark-web data-intelligence system, Grew iVerify's customer base into the Fortune 100 while raising a $12M Series A (total $16M+)

## Career timeline

- **—** — Managed physics and sensor research projects at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- **2013** — Co-founded Terbium Labs, a dark-web intelligence company in Baltimore, and built Matchlight, its automated stolen-data detection system
- **2018** — Co-founded the Global Disinformation Index, serving as CTO to disrupt the business model of online disinformation
- **—** — Became Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU, teaching 'Disinformation and Narrative Warfare'
- **2023** — Joined iVerify as CEO after first using the product as a customer; company had spun out of security firm Trail of Bits
- **2024** — Led iVerify's $12M Series A funding round backed by Shine Capital

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led three organizations across cybersecurity and public interest: Terbium Labs, the Global Disinformation Index, and iVerify
- Built Terbium Labs' Matchlight, an early automated dark-web data-intelligence system
- Grew iVerify's customer base into the Fortune 100 while raising a $12M Series A (total $16M+)
- Named a Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project
- Published patents and papers in quantum cryptography and information security
- Adjunct professor at NYU's Center for Global Affairs

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — iVerify closed a $12M Series A led by Shine Capital to expand mobile EDR and threat research
- **2025-01** — iVerify launched a partner program for MSPs and MSSPs to address mobile security gaps

## Links

- Website: https://iverify.io
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyrogers
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IsMyPhoneHacked
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reyP2Wg3fqo

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Last updated: 2026-07-01