Ethical Hacker

Muneeb Amin Bhat, 22, from Zungalpora, Kulgam, started by finding security breaches in friends' computers. Now, he is doing the same for 60 international organisations, including Apple and NASA.

Muneeb Amin Bhat, a 22-year-old from Zungalpora, Kulgam in Kashmir, started by finding security breaches in his friends' and neighbours' computers. Today, he is doing this for over 60 international organisations including Apple and NASA.

Having learnt the tricks of the trade during the lockdown, P Renganathan, a school student from Chennai, discovered a vulnerability on the IRCTC website and alerted the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) immediately.

Ankit Singh from Uttar Pradesh is a self-taught ethical hacker and bug bounty hunter, who has identified security threats for several tech giants like Apple, Twitter and Yahoo and even the Government of India.

At age 24, this college dropout helps companies like Airtel, Truecaller and Justdial protect their users' personal data. Incredibly, however, he learnt all the necessary skills not through formal courses, but research on Google!