Ankit fadia

The existence of The 10 minute show was called ‘MTV What the Hack!’ and was developed by Fadia himself. It starred him and VJ Jose and comprised Fadia dishing out ‘informative tips, trick s and cheat codes that would make one’s life on the World Wide Web much simpler and easier. The show had a good run for two years, ending in 2009. A lot of people, including me heaved a sigh and were of the opinion that it’d be the last we hear of Fadia. But, that wasn’t it for him. Over the past few days, we’ve heard Ankita Fadia’s name everywhere- be it on social media, newspapers or even from the government. It all started when Fadia tweeted that he was appointed as a brand ambassador for Prime Minister Amid an uproar over the authenticity of Fadia’s credentials, the government was hasty to issue a statement that it hasn’t appointed any ambassadors yet. A few hours later, the statement was taken off, with the government finally acknowledging that Fadia was indeed appointed as one of the brand ambassadors for Digital India, along with three others, way back in July. While the debate continues over whether Fadia’s appointment was deserved or not, we at Business Insider present to you everything you need to know about Ankit Fadia. · All of thirty years, Ankita Fadia describes himself as an Indian charlatan, author, speaker and self-proclaimed ethical hacker, His claim-to-fame was the show ‘MTV, What The Hack!’ · At the age of 15, Fadia wrote his first book on ethical hacking which made th...

Initially it was the forbidden fruit that attracted me,” says 24-year-old Ankit Fadia who wrote his first book on ethical hacking when he was 14, studying in Class IX at Delhi’s DPS R K Puram. Till date he has authored 14 books on ethical hacking and the 15th one on how to hack into Windows Vista and Windows 7 is in the works. For the record Ankit’s first book The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and is still counting. In simple terms hacking is all about gaining unauthorised entry into someone’s computer and either stealing confidential data or misusing the data for criminal activities,” explains Ankit from inside MTV’s Mumbai studio as he, in his new avatar, is co-hosting a 10-minute show What The Hack on the channel. “Ethical hacking,” says he, “is all about hacking for a good purpose”. “It is about helping governments, intelligence agencies and corporates tackle espionage, crack on terrorist activities and prevent cyber criminals from misusing confidential data.” And in his 11-year career as a consultant Ethical Hacker he has helped intelligence agencies and police across the world — including India’s after 26/11 terror attacks and serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in July 2008 — nail cyber crimes. “I’ve traveled to almost 50 countries across the world because of the nature of my job,” says Ankit. His ambition, though, is to travel to all the 195 countries in the world and he is sure he will do it one day. Today Ankit tr...

Ankit Fadia Born 1985 (age37–38) Occupation Author & Hacker Almamater D Public School Genre Technology, entertainer Notable works FASTER: 100 Ways To Improve Your Digital life SOCIAL: 50 Ways To Improve Your Professional Life Ankit Fadia (born 1985) . A number of his claims regarding his achievements have been disputed by others within the security industry, and he was mocked with a "Security Early life [ ] At the age of 10, his parents gifted him a computer and he says he started taking an interest in hackingtruths.box.sk where he wrote hacking Career [ ] He continued to produce more books about computer security, and spoke at several seminars across schools and colleges in India. In 2009, Fadia stated that he was working in New York as an Internet security expert for "prestigious companies". Fadia was dismissed by security and cryptography enthusiasts as a 'faker' making tall claims, who attributed his success to the tech-illiterate media. The Sunday Guardian, "The first book that Fadia 'wrote' at the age of 14, The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking, was a little over 32% plagiarised from other security publications and websites." Debunked hacking claims [ ] In 2002, Fadia claimed that at the age of 17, he had defaced the website of an Indian magazine. In a 2002 interview published on In 2003, He claimed to have infiltrated a group of hackers and stated that the Pakistani intelligence agencies were paying " His own website has been hacked multiple times. Tech Toyz show...

Ankit Fadia Born 1985 (age37–38) Occupation Author & Hacker Almamater D Public School Genre Technology, entertainer Notable works FASTER: 100 Ways To Improve Your Digital life SOCIAL: 50 Ways To Improve Your Professional Life Ankit Fadia (born 1985) . A number of his claims regarding his achievements have been disputed by others within the security industry, and he was mocked with a "Security Early life [ ] At the age of 10, his parents gifted him a computer and he says he started taking an interest in hackingtruths.box.sk where he wrote hacking Career [ ] He continued to produce more books about computer security, and spoke at several seminars across schools and colleges in India. In 2009, Fadia stated that he was working in New York as an Internet security expert for "prestigious companies". Fadia was dismissed by security and cryptography enthusiasts as a 'faker' making tall claims, who attributed his success to the tech-illiterate media. The Sunday Guardian, "The first book that Fadia 'wrote' at the age of 14, The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking, was a little over 32% plagiarised from other security publications and websites." Debunked hacking claims [ ] In 2002, Fadia claimed that at the age of 17, he had defaced the website of an Indian magazine. In a 2002 interview published on In 2003, He claimed to have infiltrated a group of hackers and stated that the Pakistani intelligence agencies were paying " His own website has been hacked multiple times. Tech Toyz show...

The existence of The 10 minute show was called ‘MTV What the Hack!’ and was developed by Fadia himself. It starred him and VJ Jose and comprised Fadia dishing out ‘informative tips, trick s and cheat codes that would make one’s life on the World Wide Web much simpler and easier. The show had a good run for two years, ending in 2009. A lot of people, including me heaved a sigh and were of the opinion that it’d be the last we hear of Fadia. But, that wasn’t it for him. Over the past few days, we’ve heard Ankita Fadia’s name everywhere- be it on social media, newspapers or even from the government. It all started when Fadia tweeted that he was appointed as a brand ambassador for Prime Minister Amid an uproar over the authenticity of Fadia’s credentials, the government was hasty to issue a statement that it hasn’t appointed any ambassadors yet. A few hours later, the statement was taken off, with the government finally acknowledging that Fadia was indeed appointed as one of the brand ambassadors for Digital India, along with three others, way back in July. While the debate continues over whether Fadia’s appointment was deserved or not, we at Business Insider present to you everything you need to know about Ankit Fadia. · All of thirty years, Ankita Fadia describes himself as an Indian charlatan, author, speaker and self-proclaimed ethical hacker, His claim-to-fame was the show ‘MTV, What The Hack!’ · At the age of 15, Fadia wrote his first book on ethical hacking which made th...

Initially it was the forbidden fruit that attracted me,” says 24-year-old Ankit Fadia who wrote his first book on ethical hacking when he was 14, studying in Class IX at Delhi’s DPS R K Puram. Till date he has authored 14 books on ethical hacking and the 15th one on how to hack into Windows Vista and Windows 7 is in the works. For the record Ankit’s first book The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and is still counting. In simple terms hacking is all about gaining unauthorised entry into someone’s computer and either stealing confidential data or misusing the data for criminal activities,” explains Ankit from inside MTV’s Mumbai studio as he, in his new avatar, is co-hosting a 10-minute show What The Hack on the channel. “Ethical hacking,” says he, “is all about hacking for a good purpose”. “It is about helping governments, intelligence agencies and corporates tackle espionage, crack on terrorist activities and prevent cyber criminals from misusing confidential data.” And in his 11-year career as a consultant Ethical Hacker he has helped intelligence agencies and police across the world — including India’s after 26/11 terror attacks and serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in July 2008 — nail cyber crimes. “I’ve traveled to almost 50 countries across the world because of the nature of my job,” says Ankit. His ambition, though, is to travel to all the 195 countries in the world and he is sure he will do it one day. Today Ankit tr...

The existence of The 10 minute show was called ‘MTV What the Hack!’ and was developed by Fadia himself. It starred him and VJ Jose and comprised Fadia dishing out ‘informative tips, trick s and cheat codes that would make one’s life on the World Wide Web much simpler and easier. The show had a good run for two years, ending in 2009. A lot of people, including me heaved a sigh and were of the opinion that it’d be the last we hear of Fadia. But, that wasn’t it for him. Over the past few days, we’ve heard Ankita Fadia’s name everywhere- be it on social media, newspapers or even from the government. It all started when Fadia tweeted that he was appointed as a brand ambassador for Prime Minister Amid an uproar over the authenticity of Fadia’s credentials, the government was hasty to issue a statement that it hasn’t appointed any ambassadors yet. A few hours later, the statement was taken off, with the government finally acknowledging that Fadia was indeed appointed as one of the brand ambassadors for Digital India, along with three others, way back in July. While the debate continues over whether Fadia’s appointment was deserved or not, we at Business Insider present to you everything you need to know about Ankit Fadia. · All of thirty years, Ankita Fadia describes himself as an Indian charlatan, author, speaker and self-proclaimed ethical hacker, His claim-to-fame was the show ‘MTV, What The Hack!’ · At the age of 15, Fadia wrote his first book on ethical hacking which made th...

Initially it was the forbidden fruit that attracted me,” says 24-year-old Ankit Fadia who wrote his first book on ethical hacking when he was 14, studying in Class IX at Delhi’s DPS R K Puram. Till date he has authored 14 books on ethical hacking and the 15th one on how to hack into Windows Vista and Windows 7 is in the works. For the record Ankit’s first book The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and is still counting. In simple terms hacking is all about gaining unauthorised entry into someone’s computer and either stealing confidential data or misusing the data for criminal activities,” explains Ankit from inside MTV’s Mumbai studio as he, in his new avatar, is co-hosting a 10-minute show What The Hack on the channel. “Ethical hacking,” says he, “is all about hacking for a good purpose”. “It is about helping governments, intelligence agencies and corporates tackle espionage, crack on terrorist activities and prevent cyber criminals from misusing confidential data.” And in his 11-year career as a consultant Ethical Hacker he has helped intelligence agencies and police across the world — including India’s after 26/11 terror attacks and serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad in July 2008 — nail cyber crimes. “I’ve traveled to almost 50 countries across the world because of the nature of my job,” says Ankit. His ambition, though, is to travel to all the 195 countries in the world and he is sure he will do it one day. Today Ankit tr...

Ankit Fadia Born 1985 (age37–38) Occupation Author & Hacker Almamater D Public School Genre Technology, entertainer Notable works FASTER: 100 Ways To Improve Your Digital life SOCIAL: 50 Ways To Improve Your Professional Life Ankit Fadia (born 1985) . A number of his claims regarding his achievements have been disputed by others within the security industry, and he was mocked with a "Security Early life [ ] At the age of 10, his parents gifted him a computer and he says he started taking an interest in hackingtruths.box.sk where he wrote hacking Career [ ] He continued to produce more books about computer security, and spoke at several seminars across schools and colleges in India. In 2009, Fadia stated that he was working in New York as an Internet security expert for "prestigious companies". Fadia was dismissed by security and cryptography enthusiasts as a 'faker' making tall claims, who attributed his success to the tech-illiterate media. The Sunday Guardian, "The first book that Fadia 'wrote' at the age of 14, The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking, was a little over 32% plagiarised from other security publications and websites." Debunked hacking claims [ ] In 2002, Fadia claimed that at the age of 17, he had defaced the website of an Indian magazine. In a 2002 interview published on In 2003, He claimed to have infiltrated a group of hackers and stated that the Pakistani intelligence agencies were paying " His own website has been hacked multiple times. Tech Toyz show...