Computer hackers are almost always celebrated, whether they fall in the ‘black’ or ‘white’ side of the law. But you rarely get to hear about Indian hackers in our own media. And especially when these hackers are decisively helping organizations and governments in positive ways they ought to be celebrated. Here are 11 best Indian hackers we all should know of.
1. Rahul Tyagi
Rahul Tyagi | Source: twitter.com
Aside from being an expert on breaking and entering computers Rahul Tyagi is also an author and a talented actor. With over a hundred training sessions under his belt this guy is as versatile as it gets.
2. Pranav Mistry
Source: vulcanpost.com
This hacker extraordinaire is also famous for the invention of SixthSense-a technology that’s used by NASA and also the invisible computer mouse-yes, invisible.
3. Ankit Fadia
Ankit Fadia | Source: attrition.org
Writing a book titled ‘Unofficial guide to ethical hacking’ at the age of 15 is a far cry from playing football at that tender age. And yet, that’s exactly what Fadia did, and the rest is history when it comes to this world-renowned Indian ethical hacker.
4. Koushik Dutta
Koushik Dutta | Source: egglets.com
After completing his internship with Microsoft, Dutta left the firm and went on to hack Android cell phones. Don’t ask me why, that’s how these guys work. Presently working with Clockwork mod, he turned down an offer from Sony and is working independently for making mobile platforms safer for Android users.
5. Vivek Ramachandran
Vivek Ramachandran | source: vivekramachandran.com
Having won many awards including ones from both Microsoft and Cisco, Vivek is a force to reckon with in the field of computer security-his oeuvre spread across embedded systems security, e-governance, wireless security and computer forensics.
6. Trishneet Arora
Trishneet Arora | source: thecampusentrepreneur.com
If you wanna know how it feels like to be 20 years old and world-renowned, ask Trishneet Arora. The dude is actually against hacking and helps companies and industries to protect their security systems.
7. Sunny Vaghela
Sunny Vaghela | Source: udaipurtimes.com
Vaghela was responsible for spotting loopholes in SMS and call forging in mobile network, that too when he was 18. To his credit, he has also helped Mumbai and Ahmedabad police solve terrorist threats.
8. Benild Joseph
Benild Joseph | Source: twitter.com
This 23 year old Calicut-born guy used to be the director of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, New Delhi. Benild has registered and pending patents in the arenas of cyber crime forensics and information to his name. He is also the current acting CEO of ‘Th3 art of h@ckin9.’ Sigh, and I though good things came only to those who wait!
9. Falgun Rathod
Falgun Rathod | Source: clubhack.tv
Considered as the leader in information security in the country, Rathod has played a pivotal role in spreading awareness about info security in India. And yeah, he’s also young-just 25.
10. Rajesh Babu
One of the most dynamic and most ‘secretive’ of all ethical hackers he used to free lance for many government and corporate agencies and now runs his own company in Kerala called Mirox. It’s said that Babu has created the best team of ethical hackers in the country.
11. Jayant Krishnamurthy
Jayant Krishnamurthy | Source: wikipedia.org
This real life hacker has interests ranging from information extraction to knowledge representation and common sense reasoning in Artificial Intelligence. He is also a computer theorist and researcher. And if those things don’t ring a bell with you, worry not, I can assure you that you’re not alone. I’m getting dizzy just hearing such terms.
These Indian hackers reveal the unending possibilities of the digital domain and also put the country on the global map of progress. A big geeky nod to all of them
PRATIK SHINDE
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