Ankit Fadia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Author, Speaker and MTV What the Hack Host
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Place of Birth: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
About Ankit Fadia
- ankit fadia (born 24 May 1985) is an Indian author, speaker, television host, and self-proclaimed "ethical hacker" of computer systems, whose skills and ethics have been debated.
- His work mostly involves OS and networking based tips and tricks, proxy websites and lifestyle. In 2008 he started a television show on MTV India called "What The Hack", which he co-hosted with José Covaco.
- In this show Fadia gave tips on how to make good use of the Internet and answered people's technology-related questions.
- In 2013, Ankit Fadia started a YouTube show Geek On the Loose, in collaboration with PING networks, where he shared technology-related tips and tricks.
- The show has got more than 750,000+ views on YouTube.A number of his claims regarding his achievements have been disputed by others within the security industry, and he was mocked with a "Security Charlatan of the Year" award at DEF CON 20 in 2012.
- Attrition.org also reviewed his alleged credentials and included him on their Security Charlatans list, calling into question the veracity of his marketing statements.
- He has been accused of plagiarism in his work.
- His claims of hacking feats have since been trashed by many magazines.At the age of 10, his parents gifted him a computer and he says he started taking an interest in hacking after a year of playing video games when he read a newspaper article on the subject.
- He soon started a website hackingtruths.box.sk where he wrote hacking tutorials, which acquired many readers and encouraged him to write a book..
- The book received favorable responses in India, made Fadia popular in the country, and turned his hobby into a full-time profession.
- However, he was also accused of plagiarism.
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