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| '''Ankit Fadia''' is an ]n ] and ] consultant. He has authored several books on computer security which have around 80,000 copies across the globe{{fact}}. Fadia is also ] expert{{fact}} and is currently pursuing his Bachelors in ] with specialization in Information Security at ] <ref name="stanford_daily"> {{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>. | |||
| ==Hacking claims== | |||
| Fadia claims that when he was 14, he 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 ] made him the youngest author to be published by ] India.<ref name = "BBCarticle" />. He claims that in 2001, he discovered links between the ] and the China Eagle Union, a hacker group responsible for defacing many U.S. web sites. He stated that the "long-term goal of the Chinese government is actually to take over the internet and control all parts of the internet"<ref name="stanford_daily"/>. | |||
| As per his 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 = ] | |||
| | title = Cracking hacking | |||
| | publisher = The Hindu | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-08-19 | |||
| }}</ref>. Many publications reported that Fadia is associatied with ] or ]<ref> {{cite news | |||
| | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030413/cth1.htm | |||
| | date = ] | |||
| | author=Manoj Kumar | |||
| | title = Teen hacker who is sought after by FBI | |||
| | publisher = The Tribune, Chandigarh | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-08-19 | |||
| }}</ref>, however, he himself denied this<ref name="stanford_daily"/>. | |||
| In April 2002, ] published an interview<ref>http://www.rediff.com/search/2002/apr/18ankit.htm</ref> with Ankit Fadia. Anti-India Crew (AIC), a Pakistani hacker group noted for defacing ] websites, rubbished the claims that Fadia had made in the interview. Fadia had claimed that his alert to a ] spy agency had prevented an attack by Pakistani hackers. However, he never divulged the name of the agency, citing security reasons<ref name = "BBCarticle"/>. AIC and another Pakistani hacker group WFD defaced an Indian Government site, epfindia.gov.in, and "dedicated" it to Fadia in mock deference to his capabilities to hack or prevent hacking<ref name="TheHindu_CBEC">{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/04/30/stories/2002043002271300.htm | |||
| |title=Hacker threat to CBEC website | |||
| |author=K. Srinivas Reddy | |||
| |publisher=The Hindu | |||
| |date=2002-04-30 | |||
| |accessdate=2006-11-21 | |||
| }}</ref>. AIC also said that it would be defacing the website of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), www.cbec.gov.in, within two days and challenged Fadia to prevent the attack by patching the vulnerable website. AIC maintained that Fadia should stop calling himself a hacker, if it succeeded in hacking the CBEC website<ref name="TheHindu_CBEC"/>. AIC kept its promise and defaced the CBEC website after two days. At another defaced website (bhelhyd.co.in), AIC termed the claims of Indian media about Ankit Fadia as "Bullshit"<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://www.zone-h.org/defaced/2002/04/26/bhelapp.bhelhyd.co.in/ | |||
| |title=The defaced version of bhelhyd.co.in | |||
| |accessdate=2006-11-21 | |||
| }}</ref>. | |||
| Fadia's earlier site, Ankitfadia.com, was attacked in 2003, by a cracker who self-identified as SkriptKiddie. Fadia explained that he was using a private web server for hosting his website and they were responsible for the lack of security. | |||
| Fadia has also claimed that he works closely with the ]<ref name="stanford_daily"/>. He 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> | |||
| In 2006, questions were raised about authenticity of Fadia's various claims at many discussion groups, forums, and mailing lists. This was triggered by a post titled "Ankit Fadia : The real picture"<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |title=A post at FSF-Friends mailing list | |||
| |url=http://mm.gnu.org.in/pipermail/fsf-friends/2006-April/003966.html | |||
| |accessdate = 2006-07-11 | |||
| }}</ref>. His critics pointed out that he had never developed any hacking technique, tool, or algorithm, and none of his tutorials or books had original content. | |||
| ==Published works== | |||
| Fadia has authored six books on topics related to Computer Security, including: | |||
| * ''Network Security: A Hacker's Perspective'' | |||
| * ''The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking'' | |||
| * ''Hacking Mobile Phones'' | |||
| He claims that his books are being used as text books in computer security courses across South-East Asia<ref>{{cite web | |||
| |title=The Ethical Hacker: Ankit Fadia | |||
| |url=http://www.netregistry.com.au/news/articles/135/4/The-Ethical-Hacker-Ankit-Fadia/Page4.html | |||
| |accessdate = 2006-07-11 | |||
| }}</ref>. Many reviewers at Amazon.com said that he had copied outdated hacking tutorials from the Internet and compiled them into a book<ref>Amazon.com reviews: , </ref>. | |||
| ==Future plans== | |||
| In 2005, Fadia said that he is going to write a thriller on the lines of ]'s '']'', which he hopes to make into a movie. He claimed that a production company has approached him with a blanket offer. He said that he was also planning a restaurant in ] or ]<ref>{{cite news | |||
| |title=Young cyber security guru from USA | |||
| |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050912/cth1.htm#9 | |||
| |publisher=The Tribune, Chandigarh | |||
| |date=2005-09-12 | |||
| |accessdate = 2006-07-11 | |||
| }}</ref>. | |||
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