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Security Researcher Hall of Fame

Name of researcher

Hacker Alias

Links

Date Reported

Md. Nur A Alam Dipu

nuraalamdipu

https://twitter.com/Dipu1A
https://bugcrowd.com/nuraalamdipu

19th February 2019 1443hrs

Shivam Pravin Khambe

   https://twitter.com/ShivaRa42316756
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivam-khambe-9a982b180/

15th April 2019 1331hrs

Hassan Ahmed

Xen Lee tt

https://www.facebook.com/people/Hassan-Ahmed-Khan/100004793059302

15 April 2019 0638hrs

Sushmitha Katikitala

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushmitha-katikitala-04815558

26th April 2019 0816hrs

Lacroute Serge

    

 09th May 2019 0931hrs

Ehtesham Ul Haq, pakistan

    

13th May 2019 1017hrs

Pethuraj M

  https://www.pethuraj.in
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pethu/

24th May 2019 1743hrs

Pardon Mukoy

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pardon-mukoyi-2964aa187/

24th May 2019 0319hrs

Aaditya Kumar Sharma

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/assassin1337/
https://twitter.com/Assass1nmarcos

29th May 2019 1331hrs

Umesh P Jore

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/umesh-prakash-j-55015194

30th May 2019 2015hrs

Akshat Dubey

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatexe

13th June 2019 0953hrs

Sachin Gupta

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/sachin-gupta-cyber-expert-370a4718

16th July 2019 0652hrs

Sayli Ambure

  https://twitter.com/sayli_ambure
https://in.linkedin.com/in/sayli-ambure-4209209b

25th June 2019 0652hrs

Vikas Srivastava, India

007vikaxh

https://www.linkedin.com/in/007vikaxh/

26th June 2019 1249hrs

Vaibhav Pareek

Eternity

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhavvp

16th July 2019 0753hrs

Ayan Saha

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayansaha23
https://twitter.com/Evils_Paradise

16th July 2019 0932hrs

Vasantha Kumar

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasanth-kumar-417a7a32/
https://www.infoziant.com

17th July 2019 0918hrs

GwanYeong Kim

Karas

https://twitter.com/sec_karas

1st Aug 2019 0650hrs

Ronak Nahar

R0n4k

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naharronak/

12th Aug 2019 0943hrs

Subhamoy Guha

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhamoy-guha-220048119
\https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006787482332

26th September 2019 1550hrs

Halil Ahmad

  https://twitter.com/Halilahmadd

30th September 2019 2144hrs

Mohammad Raza

  https://twitter.com/Mohdraza_89
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohdraza89/

03rd Oct 2019 2309hrs

Kenan Genç

Turkey

https://twitter.com/kenanngnc

7th October 2019 1230hrs

Mukul Trivedi

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/m0hn1sh
https://www.twitter.com/M0hn1sh

29th November 2019 1537hrs

Alex Gorshkov

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gorsh

15th Jan 2020 0943hrs

Paras Arora(multiple reports)

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/parasarora06

28th Feb 2020 1022hrs

Janmejaya Swain

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/janmejayaswainofficial

1st March 2020 1259hrs

Pritam Mukherjee

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pritam-mukherjee-urvil-b75ab9b9/

3rd March 2020 1903hrs

Ajay Anand

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctgsecuritysolutions/

5th March 2020 1157hrs

Anon Tuttu Venus

  https://in.linkedin.com/in/anonvenus

5th March 2020 1657hrs

Agrah Jain

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrahjain

7th March 2020 0555hrs

Gourab Sadhukhan

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gourab-sadhukhan-71158216a/

4th April 2020 0620hrs

Parag Ahire

  https://in.linkedin.com/in/parag-ahire

09th Apr 2020 1327hrs

Vishal Saini

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/k4k4r07/
https://twitter.com/k4k4r07

10th Apr 2020 1214hrs

Anurag Muley

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianuragmuley/

15th Apr 2020 2127hrs

Rohil Chaudhry

R4D09

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohil-chaudhry-02620b17b

24th Apr 2020 2133hrs

Gaurav Ghule

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-ghule-202aa714a

04th May 2020 1645hrs

Purbasha Ghosh

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/purbasha-ghosh-18b3711a1/

06th May 2020 1756hrs

Bindiya Sardhara

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bindiya-sardhara-24b1a2b4/

07th May 2020 0546hrs

Badal Sardhara

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/badal-sardhara-9b43a41a5

15th May 2020 1206hrs

Kamran Javed

  https://www.facebook.com/kamran.javed156
https://bugcrowd.com/kamranjaved

19th May 2020 1815hrs

Ayushmaan Banerjee

ambanerjee

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amb10

16th May 2020 2000hrs

Padmaraj Nidagundi

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/padmarajn/
https://twitter.com/padmarajn1

21st May 2020 1318hrs

Ranjeet Jagtap

     https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjeet-jagtap-688ba276/

22nd May 2020 1606hrs

Afsar Khan

  https://www.facebook.com/theycallmeafsar

12th Jun 2020 0447hrs

Muhammad Junaid

  https://twitter.com/meeemjeeem

20th June 2020 1652hrs

Paidi Dinesh

MrFailure

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paidi-dinesh-aa2110139/
https://twitter.com/DineshPydi

13th Aug 2020 2330hrs

Alisha Sheikh(multiple reports)

  https://in.linkedin.com/in/alisha-sheikh-96059615a

29th Aug 2020 0736hrs

isitokisitreallyok?

isitokisitreallyok?

https://iiokiirok.c7.ee

31st Aug 2020 0931hrs

India - Bhavin Mahendra Patil

  https://linkedin.com/in/bhavin-patil/
https://twitter.com/hackzbhavin
https://bugcrowd.com/hackz-bhavin

4th Sep 2020 2041hrs

Anugrah SR

Cyph3r

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anugrah-sr

29th Sep 2020 1929hrs

Aravinthan SP

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravinth-an-75224b17b/

01st Oct 2020 1411hrs

Pritam Dash

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pritam-dash-116931171/

04th Oct 2020 1750hrs

Harsh D Ranjan

  

https://twitter.com/HarshDRanjan1

06th Oct 2020 1042hrs

Shailesh Kumavat

  

https://hackerone.com/0x240x23elu
https://twitter.com/0x240x23elu

16th Oct 2020 1144hrs

Jimmi Simon (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmisimon/

25th Oct 2020 0903hrs

Jayalakshmi Ponnurangan (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaya-lakshmi-697087159

28th Oct 2020 1814hrs

Raveena Ingale

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raveena-ingale-ceh-0ab7581b3/

16th Nov 2020 1145hrs

Burhan Chhotaudepur

Burhan xD

http://twitter.com/burhan__xd

23rd Nov 2020 0558hrs

Priyanka Khare

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-khare-5a55b314a/

03rd Dec 2020 0419hrs

Kunal Narsale (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-n-3b9587135/

03rd Dec 2020 1841hrs

Hanz Gumapac

  

https://www.facebook.com/xbugbounty

07th Dec 2020 1925hrs

Shubham Panchal

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubham-panchal-636744161/

11th Dec 2020 2023hrs

Pramod Sargar

  

https://twitter.com/impramodsargar
https://www.linkedin.com/in/impramodsargar

17th Dec 2020 1510hrs

Souvik Mondal

bugbountyh3nter

https://www.linkedin.com/in/souvik-mondal-8b3a0a1b3/

17th Nov 2020 1010hrs

Ritaj Sharma

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritaj-sharma-578997199/

17th Dec 2020 1833hrs

Ms. Rishika Subhash Desai

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishika-desai-61a765159
https://twitter.com/ich_rish99?s=09

19th Dec 2020 1053hrs

Aitor Herrero

MinoTauro

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aitor-herrero-4a9940109/

25th Dec 2020 2104hrs

Chan Nyein Wai

  

https://www.channyeinwai.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chan-nyein-w-895177201/

31st Dec 2020 1553hrs

Chetan Pathade

Prince

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetan-pathade/

7th Jan 2021 1805hrs

Sushant Kumbhar

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushant-kumbhar-25740a1b9

24th Jan 2021 1908hrs

Shahid Ahmed

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehsahid

16th Feb 2021 0446hrs

Pankaj Omprakash Lakshkar (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankaj-lakshkar-962660156/

23rd Feb 2021 1446hrs

Rahul Parmar

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-parmar31

24th Feb 2021 1338hrs

Hamza Asif

  

https://linkedin.com/in/hamza-asif-562b03179/
https://www.facebook.com/hamza.asif.1481

03rd March 2021 1642hrs

Harinder Singh

S1N6H

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lambardar

08th March 2021 1305hrs

Kinshuk Kumar

    

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinshuk-kumar-4833551a1/

08th March 2021 1626hrs

Raisul Islam Reyad

m4m4r4i5ul

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raisulislamreyad/

12th March 2021 2001hrs

Deepak Pandey (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-pandey-b5a096192/
https://twitter.com/DeepakP37652925

23rd March 2021 1432hrs

Chirag Naresh Soni

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chirag-n-soni-6109361a9
https://twitter.com/ChiragSoni404

25th March 2021 0948hrs

Suraj Satish Kharade

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraj-kharade-17a1561a4

13th Apr 2021 0707hrs

Sanket Anil Ambalkar (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanket-ambalkar-70211518b/

22nd Apr 2021 1653hrs

Khalid matar Alharthi

  

https://twitter.com/Khalid501r

24th Apr 2021 0140hrs

NITHISSH S

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nithissh-sathish-aa0561208

04th May 2021 1009hrs

Gaurang Maheta (multiple reports)

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurang883

06th May 2021 1135hrs

Keyur Mehta

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keyur-mehta4455/

06th May 2021 1822hrs

Sanjok Karki

TheSanjok

https://www.sanjokkarki.com.np
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjokkarki

09th May 2021 0520hrs

Parveen Singhmar

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/parveen-singhmar-320564159
https://www.instagram.com/parvn_27

11th May 2021 1004hrs

Harishchandra Mohan Sabale (multiple reports)

simrotion13

https://in.linkedin.com/in/harishchandra-sabale-54464a32
https://twitter.com/simrotion13

07th Jul 2021 0252hrs

Jefferson Gonzales

Gonz

https://www.facebook.com/gonzx.ph

08th Jul 2021 0727hrs

Kartik Khurana

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartik-khurana-878739175/

08th Jul 2021 12:53hrs

Armanul Miraz

mirazdevox

https://twitter.com/mirazdevox

15th Jun 2021 1951hrs

Blacksolo

blacksolo

https://twitter.com/Mblacksolo

20th Jun 2021 1753hrs

Gaurav T Patil

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-patil-701063201/
https://twitter.com/gauravp50328711

16th Jul 2021 1407hrs

Prashant Sharma

Prashantique

https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashantique
https://twitter.com/prashantique

27th Jul 2021 0549hrs

Abdelhak Boudjelida

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdelhakboudjelida/

03rd Aug 2021 1715hrs

Aman Kumar

LilBootyHole

https://github.com/amykr777
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-kumar777

24th Aug 2021 1246hrs

Dhinu Ramachandran

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhinu-ramachandran-76683b206/

25th Aug 2021 1954hrs

Ajith Ak

  

https://twitter.com/Ajith9688?s=08

26th Aug 2021 0734hrs

Nguyen Anh Tuan

nhiephon

https://twitter.com/_nhiephon
https://khonggianmang.vn

31st Aug 2021 0741hrs

Akshay Ravi(multiple reports)

copycat

https://www.linkedin.com/in/C09YC47

07th Sep 2021 1927hrs

Rishabh Rajesh Shirke

  

    

16th Nov 2021 1306hrs

Vadivel R

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadivel-r-5a280b62

21st Nov 2021 2032hrs

Mohd.Danish Abid

Mr. Den Compton

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohd-danish-abid-2083401b3

25th Nov 2021 1253hrs

Kokalagi Rushikesh (multiple reports)

3RaasRK

https://www.linkedin.com/in/3raasrk
https://twitter.com/3RaasRK

10th Oct 2021 1201hrs

Mahad Ali

Paf Kiet

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahad-ali-154245b8/

11 Oct 2021 0739hrs

Vishal Vishwakarma

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalvishw10/
https://twitter.com/Vishalvishw10

31st Dec 2021 1202hrs

Hemant Mohite

  https://in.linkedin.com/in/hemantmohite

13th Feb 2022 1158hrs

s Thakur
(multiple reports)

57hakur

https://www.exploit-db.com/google-hacking-database?author=11201
https://twitter.com/sthakurhacker
https://github.com/sthakurindia

28th Jun 2022 0450hrs

Hassan Raza

  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hassan-raza-217369154

27th Jun 2022 0923hrs

Gaurav Dalal

webcipher101

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-dalal-0434821b5/

9th Sep 2022 0346hrs

Aditya R. Singh

  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-singh-078a0a1b0

22nd Sep 2022 1506hrs

M Noman

      

21st Oct 2022 2247hrs

Brahim Boufakri

brahimjr01

https://www.facebook.com/people/Brahim-Ait-Boufakri/100020775156371
https://twitter.com/brahimjr10
https://hackerone.com/brahim_boufakri01
https://bugcrowd.com/brahimjr01

25th Oct 2022 1618hrs

从前有座山

H1战队@ChaMd5

https://chamd5.com

27th Oct 2022 1420hrs

Swapnil Kothawade

   

https://www.linkedin.com/in/swapnil-kothawade-813854a7

10th Dec 2022 1108hrs

Vedant Tiwari

AIIT-Lucknow

https://twitter.com/Keepdebugging

29th Jan 2023 1733hrs

Brian Reilly

   

https://hoyahaxa.blogspot.com

30th Jan 2023 1548hrs

Chirag Ketan Prajapati

CYBERTIX

https://www.linkedin.com/in/imchiragprajapati

28th April 2023 1510hrs

Kullai Metikala

      

https://twitter.com/Kullai12
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kullai-metikala-8378b122a

15th May 2023 1907hrs

Rokkam Vamshi (multiple reports)

OM HariHara

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rokkam-vamshi-514011246/

16th May 2023 0639hrs

Vaibhav Jain

   

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhav-jain-aa5680254/

18th May 2023 0331hrs

Ivo Abreu

      

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivoaabreu/

23th April 2023 1620hrs

Varanasi Pranathi

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/varanasi-pranathi-b86721228/

18th June 2023 0404hrs

BHARATH KALYAN G (multiple reports)

         https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharath-kalyan-g-476a651ba/

6th July 2023 1726hrs

Satyam Singh

0xm3hd

https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyam-singh-893306221

8th July 2023 0721hrs

Milan Jain (scriptkiddie)

       https://www.linkedin.com/in/milan-jain-scriptkiddie-50a738213/

17th July 2023 1443hrs

Suraj Kumar Gupta

       

https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraj-shah-661734273

13th July 2023 2025hrs

Vijay Sutar

      https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijay-sutar-444b9a81

23rd July 2023 0352hrs

Eifers

         https://www.linkedin.com/company/eifers-ltd/

1st August 2023 0713hrs

Vikash Gupta

       https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikas-gupta63

13th August 2023 1832hrs

bugoverflow

bugoverflow 

https://bugcrowd.com/bugoverflow
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bugoverflow

18th August 2023 1637hrs

Aryan Jaiswal

NOVA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryan-jaiswal-57b42a218/
https://www.instagram.com/nova_1337_/

10th August 2023 0949hrs

Kartik Garg (multiple reports)

                      

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartik-garg-6370b6232/
https://twitter.com/kartikxwd?t=d0YEE7lJKaGeYZayYM-OWg&s=09

21st August 2023 1851hrs

Wai Yan Aung

                       https://www.linkedin.com/in/waiyanaun9
https://twitter.com/waiyanaun9

7th September 2023 0723hrs

Usama Bhatti

          https://pk.linkedin.com/in/usama-bhatti-3758a7170

2nd August 2023 1955hrs

Shashank Chaudhary (mutiple reports)

                     https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashank-chaudhary-a42892275
https://twitter.com/RohitCh04115553

4th October 2023 1642hrs

Yannick Seiß (multiple reports)

Risky

                                    

8th January 2024 0952hrs

K.Rajesh Sagar

              https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-sagar-95619524b

10th January 2024 2224hrs

Shunux Space

NITYA NAND JHA(Shunux)

https://linkedin.com/in/shunux-stuxnet/

2nd February 2024 0739hrs

Brian Reilly

              https://hoyahaxa.com/
https://twitter.com/hoyahaxa

1st March 2024 1732hrs

Seyed Puria Purhashemi

                              https://www.linkedin.com/in/pouria-pourhashemi-818501201
https://twitter.com/p__oria

9th February 2024 0750hrs