This Engineer, Anand Prakash earned Rs. 1.2 Crore from finding software bugs in Facebook, Twitter and Zomato.
From hacking into the social media accounts of his friends, to finding more than 90 security flaws for Facebook – Anand Prakash has come a long way with his love for technology and interest in ethical hacking. This is his story.
Today, the 23-year-old is a security engineer with Flipkart, uses the Internet in a more responsible manner, and has been rewarded by many organizations for finding flaws in their software or technology setups.
With new technologies coming up every day, Anand’s hunger for learning keeps developing. His advice to those who want to pursue a career in security research: “Try and report bugs to companies in a responsible manner and do not disclose the issue unless you have permission. Security research is a great thing if done ethically.”
