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Indian ethical hacker
Anand Prakash is an
Indian
ethical hacker and entrepreneur
[1] from
Rajasthan .
[2]
[3] He is the Founder & CEO of PingSafe, which
SentinelOne acquired.
[4]
[5] He was named in
Forbes 30 Under 30 2017 Asia list.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Early life and eduction
Prakash was born in
Bhadra ,
[9]
Rajasthan , India.
[10]
[11] He studied
B.Tech Computer Science at
Vellore Institute of Technology .
[12]
[13]
Career
He started his career in 2014 as a security engineer at
Flipkart .
[14]
[15] After this, in 2016, he started a red teaming startup named AppSecure.
[16] Then, in 2021, another company named PingSafe was established, which was acquired in 2024 by American cyber security company
SentinelOne for over $100 million.
[17]
[18]
Notable works
He found a bug in 2016 on
Facebook
[19] which allowed the takeover of any account.
[20]
[21]
[22]
He discovered a bug in
Uber in 2017 that allowed anyone to take Uber rides for free.
[23]
In 2018, he found a security flaw in
Tinder , after which he was given a reward of ₹ 40
lakh (US$48,000).
[24]
In 2019, he found a bug in
Uber , after which he was given a reward of $6500.
[25]
In April 2023, he found a "security flaw" in
LinkedIn that could have led to deletion of any posts.
[26]
References
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"Indian techie discovers Uber bug, bags Rs 4.6 lakh reward" .
The New Indian Express . 16 September 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
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"Hackers for good: How Anand Prakash rescued Facebook" .
Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Laik, Rohan (11 March 2016).
"The Bounty Hunter: This 22-year-old Flipkart employee is worth Rs 1.3 crore!" .
The Economic Times . Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
^ Haranas, Mark.
"SentinelOne Buys PingSafe To 'Redefine Cloud Security' " .
CRN . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Singh, Manish (8 January 2024).
"SentinelOne acquires Peak XV-backed PingSafe for over $100 million" .
TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"30 Under 30 Asia 2017: Enterprise Technology" .
Forbes . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Shaikh, Shadma (9 March 2016).
"Bengaluru boy finds Facebook bug, gets $15,000 for it" .
Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"US company buys Bengaluru cybersecurity startup PingSafe for $100million" .
Times of India . 11 January 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
^ Doshi, Vidhi (1 April 2016).
"Meet the bughunters: the hackers in India protecting your data" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Singh, Tanaya (20 February 2016).
"This Engineer Earned Rs. 1.2 Crore from Finding Software Bugs in Facebook and Twitter" .
The Better India . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
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"Not an IITian, This Bengaluru Techie Sold his Company for USD 100 Million, Inspiring Tale of Anand Prakash" .
Times Now . 6 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
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"Meet Anand Prakash — a white hat hacker who's earned bug bounties from Facebook, Twitter, and Uber" .
Free Code Camp . 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"Notable Alumni" .
Vellore Institute of Technology . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"Meet Anand Prakash, one of India's best known 'white hat hackers' " .
Firstpost . 7 February 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
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"INTERVIEW: This Indian Hacker Has Earned ₹2.2 Crore By Finding Bugs In Facebook, Twitter, And Other websites" .
HuffPost . 7 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
^
"This is where we are in Dubai: A local's guide from millennials and Gen Z" .
Gulf News . 18 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ McDowell, Steve.
"SentinelOne Expands Unified Security Offerings With PingSafe Acquisition" .
Forbes . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"NYSE-listed SentinelOne acquires Bangalore-based startup PingSafe" .
Business Standard . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Waugh, Rob (8 March 2016).
"Hacker could get into ANY Facebook account using simple password trick" .
Metro . Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
^ Brandom, Russell (8 March 2016).
"Facebook paid $15,000 to close a bug that could unlock any user's account" .
The Verge . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"Bengaluru Techie Rewarded $15000 By Facebook For Finding A Bug" .
HuffPost . 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Titcomb, James (8 March 2016).
"Hacker reveals how he could take over any Facebook account and change its password" .
Telegraph . Retrieved 3 April 2024 .
^ Conger, Kate (4 March 2017).
"Researcher finds bug that allowed free Uber rides" .
TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Nast, Condé (23 February 2018).
"This hacker was rewarded ₹4 lakh by Tinder and Facebook" .
GQ India . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^
"Indian Researcher Gets Rs 4.6 Lakh Reward For Discovering Bug In Uber App" .
NDTV . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .
^ Bureau, The Hindu (20 April 2023).
"Indian researcher spots security flaw in LinkedIn" .
The Hindu . Retrieved 2 April 2024 .