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| '''Ankit Fadia''' is an independent Computer Security and Digital Intelligence | |||
| Consultant. He has authored several books on Computer Security which have around 80,000 copies across the globe. Fadia is also a ] expert and is currently pursuing his Bachelors in ] with specialization in Information Security at ] <ref> {{cite news | |||
| | url = http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2003/11/21/spicySpy | date = ] | |||
| | title = Spicy Spy | publisher = The Stanford Daily | accessdate = 2006-10-19 }}</ref>. | |||
| When he was 14, Fadia trashed the front page of an Indian magazine. He then sent an e-mail to the editor confessing to the hack, suggesting counter measures.<ref name = "BBCarticle" > {{cite web | date = ] | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1934874.stm | |||
| | title = Indian hacker turns cyber cop | publisher = ] | accessdate = 2006-07-12 }}</ref> At 15, his book on "ethical hacking" made him the youngest author to be published by Macmillan India.<ref name = "BBCarticle" /> | |||
| As per his alleged claims, in November 2001, Fadia was consulted by a classified intelligence agency for breaking an encrypted message which was believed to have been sent by one of ]’s men.<ref> {{cite news | |||
| | url = http://www.chennaionline.com/education/Books/2006/01ankit.asp | date = ] | |||
| | title = Ankit Fadia's new books | publisher = Chennai Online | accessdate = 2006-08-19 }}</ref><ref> {{cite news | |||
| | url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003012800360200.htm&date=2003/01/28/&prd=mp& | date = ] | |||
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| Cracking hacking | publisher = The Hindu | accessdate = 2006-08-19 }}</ref>. Fadia has also conducted more than 100 lectures and workshops for companies, college students and several law enforcement agencies<ref>{{ cite news | |||
| | title = Fighting fire with fire | date = ] | publisher = Computer Times | |||
| | url = http://computertimes.asiaone.com.sg/people/story/0,5104,1157,00.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-07-11 }}</ref> | |||