Anand Prakash
Indian ethical hacker
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Anand Prakash is an Indian ethical hacker and entrepreneur[1][2] from Rajasthan.[3][4] He is the Founder & CEO of PingSafe, which SentinelOne acquired for over $100 million.[5][6] He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2017 Asia list.[7][8][9]
Anand Prakash | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rajasthan, India |
| Education | B.Tech Computer Science in VIT |
| Occupation | Ethical hacker |
Early life and education
Prakash was born in Bhadra,[10] Rajasthan, India.[11][12] He studied B.Tech Computer Science at Vellore Institute of Technology.[13][14]
Career
He started his career in 2014 as a security engineer at Flipkart.[15][16] After this, in 2016, he started a red teaming startup named AppSecure.[17] Then, in 2021, another company named PingSafe was established, which was acquired in 2024 by American cyber security company SentinelOne for over $100 million.[18][19]
Notable works
- He found a bug in 2016 on Facebook[20] which allowed the takeover of any account.[21][22][23]
- He discovered a bug in Uber in 2017 that allowed anyone to take Uber rides for free.[24]
- In 2018, he found a security flaw in Tinder, after which he was given a reward of ₹4 lakh (US$4,200).[25]
- In 2019, he found a bug in Uber, after which he was given a reward of $5500.[26]
- In April 2023, he found a "security flaw" in LinkedIn that could have led to the deletion of any posts.[27]
